Mazel Tov to the Winners of the 2019 URJ Biennial Photo Contest!
We’re thrilled to announce the winners of our 2019 URJ Biennial Photo Contest. We received so many incredible photos depicting the vibrancy and diversity of Reform Jewish congregational life that it was difficult to choose the best.
8 Ways You and the URJ Created Light in the World This Year
One of my very favorite Hanukkah traditions is the practice of placing our lit menorahs in windows to share the miracle and joy of this holiday with our communities.
This Hanukkah (and Beyond), Give the Gift of Life
I remembered the lessons from Sunday school about pikuach nefesh. I knew that the obligation to save someone’s life supersedes every other commandment. I knew that if I had the chance to save someone’s life I had to say, “yes.”
Op-Ed: It’s Time To Stop Lecturing And Start Listening To Young Jews
Indeed, the war between the boomers and the millennials has become popular fodder. But, I don’t see it as a war at all.
These Are the Main Challenges of Global Judaism Today
Reform Judaism is becoming a major pillar of world Jewry – and as such, we should analyze the major challenges of the Jewish people today.
What Does It Mean to Be a “Typical” Anything?
What’s a “typical” New Yorker? A typical Israeli? A typical Baby Boomer? A typical millennial? A typical Jewish person? A typical immigrant? A typical member of any political party? A typical gender-related characteristic?
Being a Jew Is About So Much More than Being a Victim
My prayer is that affirmation of their Jewish identity will be rooted not in Jew as object (what is done to Jews) but in Jew as subject (what Jews do).
Top 10 Cutting-Edge Concepts for Congregational Leaders from 2019
As 2019 comes to an end, we’ve rounded up the top 10 congregational concepts that will continue to be valuable to your work in the coming year.
Happy New Year! Check out the Reform Movement's Top Stories of 2019
Oh, what a year it’s been. With 2020 quickly approaching, we’ve rounded up the top Reform Movement stories of 2019, listed here in no particular order. From our family to yours, we wish you a very happy, healthy secular new year!
10 Ways American Jewish Life Changed in the 2010s
Here’s a look back at 10 huge developments from the past 10 years that have changed the makeup and lifestyles of Jewish Americans.