There's Something about Baseball and Judaism... But What Is It?
The first word of the Book of Genesis is b’reishit, meaning “in the beginning,” but Rabbi Steve Lowenstein of Am Shalom in Glencoe, IL, likes to joke that baseball aficionados may hear the interpretation as “in the big-inning.”
NFTY Participates in the SNAP Challenge
In the United States, 1 in 6 people face hunger. In a country with a gross domestic product (GDP) of $15.7 billion annually, the fact that roughly 17% percent of its citizens cannot afford to feed themselves and their families is absolutely deplorable.
The Odd Couple: Reform Judaism and Zionism
Making sweeping historical generalizations is easy. Lots of people make them, even the best of historians.
Broad statements can be a “necessary evil” when one is faced with limited time or space to make an historical point. But generalities can easily mutate into over-simplifications that ultimately obscure – if not distort – historical narratives of particular moments or communities.
Halloween, Hospitality, and Jewish Values
Here comes Halloween! For some Americans, this is the holiday, more than Independence Day, more than Thanksgiving, more than even Christmas.
How to Ensure Reform Voices and Values are Heard Throughout the World
Shalom from Jerusalem!
I arrived on Sunday – together with many other Diaspora Jewish leaders – for the 37th Zionist Congress – often referred to as “The Parliament of the Jewish People.”
Reflections from the World Zionist Congress
Shalom from Jerusalem, where I am one of the 56 delegates representing ARZA at this week’s World Zionist Congress, which just concluded on Thursday.
The Future of Reform Judaism: How Can We Lead in Challenging Times?
The Reform Movement faces issues that are all too familiar: the high rate of intermarriage, the pull of other Movements, including Orthodoxy and Chabad; and the disinclination of Jewish millennials, like millennials generally, to identify with institutions of any kind.
Revitalizing B’nai Mitzvah Through A Revolution
The B’nai Mitzvah Revolution - or BMR - couldn’t be happening at a better time.