The Secret Chord
It's a good bet that many Americans are doing some deep thinking about the qualities we seek in a leader. Do we value charisma over moral purity? Do we forgive personal flaws in deference to rank and power?
We Were the Future: A Memoir of the Kibbutz
The word “kibbutz” may suggest a healthy, outdoorsy lifestyle on a self-sustaining farm, a cooperative of hardy, dedicated men and women, living and working together, sharing their lives. Yael Neeman’s memoir, We Were the Future details a surprisingly different scenario.
L’Chaim: Pictures to Evoke Memories of a Jewish Life
The book is large and fits comfortably on a lap. The color photographs nearly fill each page. Each image depicts real people doing everyday Jewish things — a young girl eating matzah ball soup; a bubbe and her grandchildren lying in the grass; a man wearing tefillin, praying. The sentences are in large print; they are simple ("Mother says the blessing over the candles") and easy to read.
Yitzhak Rabin: Soldier, Leader, Statesman
There is a photograph in my study of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shaking hands with me in a crowded Jerusalem hotel ballroom.
URJ Announces April Baskin Will Join URJ Leadership Team as Vice President of Audacious Hospitality
July 8, 2015, New York, NY - Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) President Rabbi Rick Jacobs announced today that April Baskin will join the URJ's executive leadership team as Vice President of Auda
Reform Jewish Movement Responds to Proposed Nuclear Agreement with Iran
Contact: Lauren Theodore at 212-650-4154
New York, NY, July 14, 2015 - In response to today's announcement by the P5+1 and Iran, leaders of the Reform Jewish Movement issued the following statement.
Beloved Jewish Educational Video Studio BimBam To Close & Finds New Home For Award-Winning Content Online At ReformJudaism.org
ReformJudaism.org, the Union for Reform Judaism’s flagship educational website reaching more than three million visitors annually, will steward all digital storytelling content produced by award-winning digital studio BimBam beginning April 2.