Learning About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Is an Act of T’shuvah
What specific aspects of improving our sacred community do you feel most compelled to take on? With whom do you want to perform this work, and how do you plan on assembling your team?
Why We Must Free Children in Cages
When I learned of the adolescent detention facility in Homestead, FL, I was appalled. Because my mother survived Auschwitz, I felt I had to stand up for these children.
Meet the 2019-2020 Eisendrath Legislative Assistants
What Gets Congregational Leaders Out of Bed in the Morning?
Congregational leaders do more than worry about the challenges they face; there’s joy, holiness, and excitement in the work, too. So, what gets them out of bed each day?
Buon Anno, Shanah Tovah, Happy New Year: My Rosh HaShanah in Milan
Although my husband, Don, and I have lived in Jerusalem for six years, I can’t tell you much about the High Holidays in Israel because we’ve been spending them in Milan.
In the Wake of Hurricane Dorian: Jewish Ways You Can Help
Our prayers are with those affected by the Hurricane Dorian, including the brave first responders who put their lives on the line to help those in need. Along with prayer, we know there is a need for action and tangible aid. Here are ideas of how to support those who were affected by the storm.
Learning about social justice on Heller High
Avi Holzman, right, and two friends in Israel during the URJ’s Heller High program in Israel.
Leonard Cohen: Life, Death, and the Days of Awe
After his father died, 9-year-old Leonard Cohen folded a message into one of his father’s bowties and buried it. All his work, Cohen later said, grew out of that act.
What I Learned at an "Urban Kibbutz"
In a nondescript building in the north of Israel, 150 people are striving to create societal transformation as part of a burgeoning “urban kibbutz” movement.
NFTY Teens are Creating Change with the Environmental Justice Task Force
Going up to NFTY’s North American President and asking her to take our resolution off the agenda for Asefah (NFTY’s business meeting) just hours before the meeting began was the last thing we expected to do, but it is what we did.