11 Ways to Celebrate Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month in Your Synagogue
In honor of Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month, we offer a few suggestions to help congregations adopt further awareness and understanding of disabilities.
Suffering in Silence: Jews, Therapy, and the Stigma of Mental Illness
I was 20 when I learned that my first love had committed suicide. His death shattered me, both mentally and emotionally – but it also saved my life. You see, in the months leading up to his suicide, I had been planning my own.
How Jewish Tradition Makes Its Way Into My Epic Fantasy Books
My only purpose in writing my debut novel was to tell a good fantasy story, not to tell an allegory of Jewish trauma and resilience.
Post-Traumatic Gratitude and Growth: An Interview with Sheryl Sandberg
Sheryl Sandberg is chief operating officer of Facebook and bestselling author of Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead.
Revelation: It’s Not What It Seems to Be
On Shavuot we celebrate receiving the Torah. But, how are we truly to understand divine revelation?
Reform Jews Support LGBTQ Anti-Discrimination Legislation: Take Action!
Equality and inclusion have always been central tenets of the Jewish faith, and the Reform Jewish community is committed to the implementation of those principles in our country’s civil rights laws.
How We Bridged the Gap in Post B’nai Mitzvah Engagement
Irving Berlin: The Famous Jewish Musician Who Left a Stunning Legacy
Read about the early life of a young immigrant to the United States before he went on to compose songs that shaped the American music scene for decades.
Playing Well Together: Making the Most of Sisterhood/Congregational Partnerships
Here are some things for sisterhood and women’s group leaders to keep in mind as we build our successful partnerships.