What Is the Zionist Message in Israel's Spring Holidays?
Thriving Reform Jewish congregations in Israel can help Israelis meet modern life and all its challenges in today's Promised Land.
How the URJ Helps Congregations Welcome and Engage People in the Jewish Community
Learn how the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) is expanding resources devoted to in-person offerings of A Taste of Judaism® and Introduction to Judaism classes.
Why I'll Be Cycling in Israel This Spring
As a teen in 1966, I was diagnosed with Osgood-Schlatter (O-S) disease, a ligament inflammation characterized by a painful bump below the knee that worsens with activity.
How to Get It Just Right: Follow Instructions and Improvise
In the Torah portion T’rumah, the word “tavnit” or “pattern” occurs three times, referring to a visual model or maybe a blueprint to follow in building the Tabernacle.
Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion: From Stigma to Pride
Rabbi Edythe Held Mencher helps us understand why the language of disability is such a powerful determinant of social attitudes, from prejudice to pride.
Hiding My Disability Kept Me from My Fullest Life
At a very young age, I absorbed the message that illness and disability were things to be ashamed of, and so I hid my troubles in shame. In short, I cheated myself.
Remembering the Life and Legacy of Rabbi Lynne Landsberg, z"l
Just a few days after the first yahrzeit of my friend and mentor, I can’t help but recall how she influenced my life and the legacy she left behind.
What Is Our Responsibility to Future Generations?
Learn Torah from NFTY-ite April Springer, winner of this year’s Blickstein D’var Torah Competition.
An Orthodox Man, a Reform Woman, and a Nun Walk onto a Plane…
Recently, a Haredi’s hard hat box fell on my head. The metaphor was stark: female rabbinical student bashed by a symbol of religious hegemony she’s long rejected.
A Brief History of Jews and Presidential Politics
American Jewish leaders used to insist that there is no such thing as “Jewish politics,” but their actions tell a quite different story.