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Creating a Culture of Kindness
I sat down with Dr. Bruce Powell and Dr. Ron Wolfson via Zoom to discuss their significant new book, Raising A+ Human Beings: Crafting a Jewish School Culture of Academic Excellence and AP Kindness.
Ensuring the Sacred and the Ethical in Sacred Partnership
The URJ offers resources that address the challenges of building sacred partnerships and leading our institutions at this moment in time. We strongly suggest that you take a look at them and begin to apply what makes sense to ensure that you put as much care into how healthy your organization is emotionally as it is physically. Many of these are offered in partnership with movement partners.
“Interfaith” and Beyond
When it comes to partnerships in which one person is Jewish and the other is not, there are lots of descriptors, and lots of terms you might hear used to refer to your family. We asked five couples to tell us how they describe themselves and their families' religious identity - and why.
RAC-NY launches Climate Covenant: A RAC-NY Campaign to Combat Climate Change
RAC-NY Launches a New Kind of Multi-year Campaign to Combat Climate Change RAC-NY is set to launch Climate Covenant: A RAC-NY Campaign to Combat Climate Change with Zoom gatherings on Tuesday, March 22, 7 -8:15 pm and Wednesday, March 23, 12 -1:15 pm.
Union for Reform Judaism Youth Protection Policies and Procedures
Protecting children and youth from abuse is a duty that all of us share. It takes a community to protect our youth, and Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) recognizes the importance of including the entire community in this important duty.
Are You Registered to Vote?
The Every Voice, Every Vote campaign is made possible in part by the Leo and Libby Nevas Foundation.
Set Others on the Path of Truth - Middah Ma'amido al HaEmet
"Then I bowed and prostrated myself to Adonai and blessed Adonai, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on a true path to get the daughter of my master's brother for his son." (Genesis 24:48)
Setting Others on the Path of Peace - Middah Ma'amido al HaShalom
"Hillel says: Be among the disciples of Aaron, loving peace and pursuing peace, loving people and bringing them closer to the Torah." (Avot 1:12)
Sharp Discussion with Students - Middah Pipul HaTalmidim
"Rabbi Hama son of Rabbi Hanina said: What is implied by the verse 'Iron sharpens iron' (Proverbs 27:17) It tells you that just as one piece of iron sharpens another, so two scholars sharpen each other's mind by discussion of the Law." (Sefer Ha Aggadah - Legends of the Jews, 428:260)
Sharpening the Wisdom of One's Teacher - Middah Machkim et Rabo
"A wise person is a student who makes his/her teacher wiser." (Chaggigah 14a)