#Pulse, Sinai
How do we at once throw our arms
around our children,
up in protest,
and open to our neighbors?
How do we speak in one breath,
An Attack on My Israeli Neighborhood, 6,000 Miles Away
Two weeks ago, I lived a two-minute walk from the scene of Wednesday’s attack. Sarona, a chic pedestrian mall filled with shops, restaurants and play areas, was where my wife and I took weekend walks with our newborn son in his stroller. It was where I met colleagues for a mid-afternoon coffee. Occasionally, it was where we splurged on a nice dinner, as many Israelis were doing when the shooting began Wednesday.
Bind Them As A Sign Upon Your Hand
On May 25, I was arrested with 15 other religious leaders while praying at the construction site of the West Roxbury Lateral (WRL) pipeline outside of Boston, MA.
Responding to Orlando
On Sunday, June 12, the largest and deadliest mass shooting in American history occurred at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando Florida, leaving 49 lives lost, and over 53 people injured.
An Update on Israel's Ritual Baths
This post originally appeared on the Israel Religious Action Center's newsletter, The Pluralist.
Love Wins: A Pride Prayer (In Memoriam, Orlando)
This prayer is shared memoriam of the victims of racist terror and massacre of LGBT people in Orlando, FL, last Sunday. In the end, love wins.
6 Steps To Hiring A Great Youth Professional
As the summer begins, so many of us find our organizations in some form of transition. We all know that the secret behind excellent programs is strong leadership, and now is a good time to think about building your team for the upcoming year. We want you to find – and keep – the best people possible, so we’ve created a guide to hiring and onboarding your new youth professionals. It’s filled with resources and advice, and we hope it will help you create the community you dream of.
4 Ways to Succeed as a Congregational Leader
Here are four key concepts that all leaders – lay or professional, emerging or experienced – need to embrace.
How Your Congregation Can Transform Life for its Members
More than three years ago, four visionary congregations began to work together, in partnership with the Union for Reform Judaism, on a new strategy and vision for congregational life. That vision centers around “small groups,” a concept adapted for our purposes from the world of mega-churches.
How to Give Your Services Fresh Air and Sunshine This Summer
Outdoor services offering kid-friendly, informal or abbreviated worship, and camp-style music are popular during the summer. Here’s a sampling of good ol’ summertime Shabbat celebrations in some Reform congregations across North America.