What We Can Learn From Savvy Women in the Bible
It’s a recurring biblical pattern: Time and again, it’s the woman who “gets it” and the man who does not.
There is much we can learn from these women, starting with Eve.
Can Pro-Gun Be Pro-Life?
I have come to the Newtown Congregational Church, less than a half mile from Sandy Hook Elementary School, to attend an interfaith discourse about guns in our society.
Freehof's Laws: A Guide for the Perplexed During World War II
“Showing up,” Woody Allen once noted is “80 percent of life.” Fair enough, but what about the other 20 percent?
13 Ideas for Making Your Community More Inclusive
Rather than planning separate programming for people with disabilities, take a look at what your community already offers and view it through an inclusive lens. Ask, “What can we do to make this more inclusive?”
What is Love? A Jewish Look at Giving and Receiving
What is love? The word is used in so many ways and is so fundamental to Judaism, yet its meaning is so elusive that it is often difficult to know what it actually means to say that you love someone.
Have I Failed as a Jewish Mother?
Judaism was so unfamiliar to my son that he was wary of my Hanukkah gift. I felt as though, at such a young age, he was choosing to shun my religion, to identify with Christianity. Of course, if he chooses to identify with either religion later in life, that decision will be his own – but for now, I need to at least give Judaism a fighting chance.
Commemorating Black History Month 2016
February is Black History Month, a time to commemorate the tremendous contributions that black Americans have made to our country, as well as to reflect on the long and continuing struggle against forms of structural and institutional racism that have marginalized black people in our society.
For All Whose Hearts are Moved
Let us ground the sacred work of this day in ancient wisdom of our Torah, and give thanks to the Holy One for the gift of life, insight, and ability to advocate for a more just and inclusive society.
Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha-Olam, asher kideshanu b’mitzvotav
6 Congregational Programs to Celebrate and Encourage Inclusion
Named one of the URJ’s 27 Exemplar Congregations, Temple Sinai has been promoting disability awareness and inclusion long before the concept gained popularity.
How to Say “Yes, and” to Inclusion
We know it’s important – and invaluable – to create a seat in the classroom for every child. But saying is easier than doing. How can we use the rules of improv to make inclusion happen in our congregations?