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Executive Branch, Judicial and Independent Agency Nominations: Reform Movement Perspective and Action
Jewish Values Rabbi Yitzhak taught, “A ruler is not to be appointed unless the community is first consulted” (B’rachot 55a). The process for nominating and confirming federal appointees has opportunities for citizens to be consulted.
A Kid-Friendly Version of the Hanukkah Story
Long ago, before even our grandparents’ grandparents’ grandparents were alive, the land of Israel was ruled by a wicked king named Antiochus Epiphanes
Hanukkah Gift Tree: A Family Craft Project
Hanukkah recounts the story of a great miracle and a great triumph, offering parents a wonderful opportunity to teach children to celebrate the miracles in their own lives as well as to be the light in someone else’s darkness.
8 Ideas for Celebrating Hanukkah with Teens
With eight nights to celebrate, Hanukkah is a wonderful holiday for families to enjoy together – especially if there are teens in the house or in your extended family.
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah - T'rumah: The Right Ways to Give
In Parashat T'rumah, God asks the Israelites for gifts and there are so many different ways and reasons that people give - but is there a best way?
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A Passover Family Activity: Which of the Four Children Are You?
Explore the text of the Four Children through contemporary movies and pop culture. Help your older child (Grade Level(s) 4th grade and up) learn about the meaning of the text of the four children.
A Guide to Eating on Passover
You know how the food you eat can sometimes trigger memories? Jewish tradition knows this too, and a kosher for Passover diet is a yearly reminder of the Jewish people’s distant past as slaves in Egypt.