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URJ Youth Professional Development Interactive Learning Opportunities
We’re excited to introduce our brand new 3-Part Webinar Series for Spring 2018: Asking the Why: The Jewish in Jewish Youth Engagement!
Release to Right the World
In anticipation of the shmita year 5775 (1994), Reform Judaism magazine interviewed Rabbi Kevin M. Kleinman, then associate rabbi of Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel in Elkins Park, PA, and a member of the Jewish environmental organization Hazon’s Shmita Project Network.
The First Battle for a Free Pulpit
In a bitter and ironic twist of history, some rabbis have surrendered two hard-won victories of more than a century ago: the right to a free pulpit and to speak publicly in favor of Israel and Zionism. Both rights were secured largely through the efforts of Reform pioneer Rabbi Stephen S. Wise.
Speaking Out Against Sexual Violence
I entered college on the eve of the SlutWalk revolution. A 12-year-old girl had been repeatedly assaulted in Texas, and the newspaper reporting on it cited a possible motive: she was wearing makeup.
Admissions 100: Getting In
What are the most important trends in college admissions that students need to be aware of? The experts offer their insights.
Mastering Rejection
Regardless of how smart, hard-working, or talented we are, every one of us faces rejection at one time or another. What matters is how we deal with it.
Creating Your College Admissions Squad
Applying for college marked the start of my future—a future I wanted to succeed at all on my own
6 Ways To Fund Your College Project
There may be more funding available for your on-campus Jewish program than you think.
Growing as a Jew at a Catholic U.
Attending a Catholic university - Loyola University in Chicago - might at first sound like a strange choice for someone who became a bat mitzvah , was confirmed at a Reform temple, and spent many summers at a Jewish sleepaway camp . The majority of students identify as Roman Catholic, and the university's small Hillel meant I'd likely miss out on the many Jewish opportunities other universities offered.