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Creating a Culture of Kindness
I sat down with Dr. Bruce Powell and Dr. Ron Wolfson via Zoom to discuss their significant new book, Raising A+ Human Beings: Crafting a Jewish School Culture of Academic Excellence and AP Kindness.
Ensuring the Sacred and the Ethical in Sacred Partnership
The URJ offers resources that address the challenges of building sacred partnerships and leading our institutions at this moment in time. We strongly suggest that you take a look at them and begin to apply what makes sense to ensure that you put as much care into how healthy your organization is emotionally as it is physically. Many of these are offered in partnership with movement partners.
7 Elie Wiesel Books that Show the Range of His Influence
Most people know Elie Wiesel as the author of Night, one of the first published autobiographical accounts of what life was like inside Nazi concentration camps.
New Beginnings and Old: First Reflections upon Visiting Israel
Standing at the southern overview of Jerusalem, I have said these words countless times, having had the privilege to join countless travelers to Israel on their journey of a lifetime.
How to Master Tie-Dye
Nothing says summer quite like the neon colors and vibrant swirls of tie-dyed clothing!
A Prayer for Peace
The following prayer is an excerpt from the July 8, 2016 sermon by Rabbi David S. Widzer of Temple Beth El of Northern Valley, Closter, NJ. On this Shabbat, we hold fast to the belief that every human being is created in God’s Image.
Resources for Racial Justice Allyship and Action
These resources provide healing and helpful information to build relationships across lines of difference and stand as effective allies and advocates in the struggle for racial justice.
Interfaith Rally in Dallas featuring Rabbi David Stern
Rabbi David Stern at Temple Emanu-El of Dallas was one of a number of participants who called for unity and healing at a rally in downtown Dallas, not far from the scene of a brutal ambush and killing of five police officers on Thursday night.
LGBTQ Active Learning Network
In 2015, congregations of the Union for Reform Judaism unanimously passed a resolution calling for the full inclusion of transgender and gender nonconforming individuals in our communities.
On God, Indifference, and Hope: A Conversation with Elie Wiesel
The late author and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel received numerous awards during his lifetime for his human rights activities, including the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1986.