Podcast: Why Marriage Equality is a Reform Jewish Value
Hear why marriage equality is a Reform Jewish value.
Stories We Tell: What Did You Leave on The Tables?
Stories We Tell: Made to Hug
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah -- Yitro: Courageous Leadership
Wholly Jewish: Kelly: I Have a Right to Be Here
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah -- P'kudei: Spirituality and Art
Art exists beyond the binary of rational and irrational. Art has the ability to reshape our perspectives on our world - which is precisely why great artists have designed synagogues, museums, and other sacred spaces - including... the mishkan, the Israelite's portable ark.
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah -- Ki Tisa: Just Rest
Parashat Ki Tisa features what is arguably one of Judaism’s most powerful teachings: no matter how busy you are, and no matter how important the task at hand is, you must rest.
Stories We Tell: What is Permanent?
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah -- Vayak'heil-P'kudei: Creating the Power of a Space with Michael Arad
Michael Arad, the visionary architect who designed New York’s National 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site, joins Rabbi Rick Jacobs in this episode of On the Other Hand.
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah -- Sh'mot: What's in a Name?
The first portion of the Book of Exodus, Parashat Sh’mot, introduces the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob.