Are Baby Boomers Feeling Overlooked By Congregations?
With so much focus in the American Jewish community on engaging twentysomethings and families with young children, some wonder whether we are alienating another key demographic: baby boomers.
We Took Our Feminist, Zionist Ideals to Israel to Fight for Change
We had the privilege last week of serving as delegates to the 37th World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem, representing the Association of Reform Zionists of America (ARZA).
Learn about the Jewish Response to Immigration and Refugee Issues at URJ Biennial
We are currently facing the largest refugee crisis since World War II. Conflict and persecution have led 60 million people to be displaced throughout the world.
Why Halloween Is No Threat to Our Judaism
I heard one liberal Jewish day school head say this about Halloween:
“Our school is a safe haven from the secular world. As best we can, we shelter and protect our kids from those forces, and create an island of safety from the secular world.”
How a "Girls Night Out" is Enhancing My Shabbat Celebrations
Hafrashat challah (separating the challah) is a practice popular in Orthodox circles, as it is one of three mitzvot (commandments) considered special for women. The practice also offers opportunities for women to gather to say special prayers, often for people in need.
My First Time Hosting Shiva: We Do Not Mourn Alone
My family recently observed my uncle’s yahrzeit, recalling how, just about a year earlier, we were all gathered at the hospice to offer our love, to find strength in and for one another, and to grieve.
Galilee Diary: Homeless, Tempest-Tossed
Two were walking on the way; one had a canteen of water; if they share the water, they will both die [before reaching a source of water]; if one drinks all the water, he will survive. Ben Petura taught: Let them both die, so that neither will see the death of his comrade.