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L'Taken Social Justice Seminars
At the Bernard and Audre Rapoport L'Taken Social Justice Seminars, teens from across North America converge on Washington, DC for four days of advocacy and action.
2019 Consultation on Conscience Livestream Recordings
Thank you for joining us for the 2019 Consultation on Conscience livestream. Below are the recorded livestreams of all plenary programs, featuring speakers like voting rights activist Desmond Meade (recently named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People), Rev. Dr. Al Sharpton, Elias...
The Best Recipes for Your Lag BaOmer Celebration
You don’t need to be in Israel to celebrate this festive day the Israeli way.
Choosing the Music for Your Jewish Wedding
Whether your dream to is to walk down the aisle to Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé’s “Perfect” duet or a classical composition, the music for your wedding day can set the tone.
Creating Healthy Children
According to the Jewish Genetic Disease Consortium, research has shown that the best time to get tested is during engagement, and that learning about screening from a rabbi or cantor during premarital counseling sessions is the most effective way to encourage the couple to go.
9 Ways to Celebrate Lag BaOmer
Among La BaOmer’s many facets are agricultural aspirations, a release from mourning, celebration of Torah learning, and mindfulness of religious suppression. Here are 9 ways to celebrate.
Planning Your Jewish Wedding... Outdoors
It’s almost irresistibly tempting to hold your ceremony outdoors. The beauty of the creation inspires us to connect to the Creator, and, as our breath is taken away by the spectacular scenery, we enter the ceremony with a heightened sense of awe and peace.
Where Will My Wedding Be? The Case for Getting Married in a Synagogue
When a wedding couple chooses to marry in the synagogue, they make a powerful statement about the path they envision for themselves and their life together. The synagogue becomes “home base,” and the bimah becomes a launching pad for a lifetime of sacred moments.
How to Plan a Jewish Wedding When Some of Your Guests Aren't Jewish
It’s important to note that there’s no “right answer” for how to pull off a meaningful Jewish wedding – but here are some things to consider if your find yourself with a diverse guest list.
Help Us End Child Detention Now
The RAC is committed to working with Reform Jews, partner organizations and migrant-led groups across the country to end the detention of immigrant children apart from their families and in prison-like conditions. Our organizing around this issue is focused on shutting down Homestead detention...