What Does it Mean to Make Successful T’shuvah? kbkaput August 20, 2020 Jewish Values Image For the first time this year, High Holidays will be…
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Introducing a Meaningful New Way to Reflect This High Holiday Season kbkaput August 20, 2020 Elul Image If the High Holidays were to be pared…
Israeli and American Jews would be well-advised to rethink where Trump and Netanyahu are taking them – and remember that we Palestinians are going nowhere …
Countdown to Election Day: What U.S. Jews Can Do kbkaput August 19, 2020 Voting Rights Image We’re counting down the days until Election Day, and…
The 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment: Celebration and Challenge kbkaput August 18, 2020 Women of Reform Judaism Image One hundred years later, as we…
Following the Footsteps of the Prophets to Selma: A Conversation with Civil Rights Activist Rabbi Everett Gendler mbendell August 18, 2020 Racial Justice Image Rabbi…
3 Ways to Deepen Your Elul Experience This Year kbkaput August 12, 2020 Jewish Values Image Elul is a time of self-reflection, forgiveness, and exploration.…
Icelandic Jewish Cookies: A Dessert with a Fascinating Story to Tell kbkaput August 11, 2020 Food and Recipes Image Are the cookies Icelandic? Canadian? Dutch?…
Tikkun Middot: Bringing Ourselves into Balance for the New Year kbkaput August 11, 2020 Jewish Learning Image Middot, attributes or character traits, literally means “measures”…
In the Streets of Israel: Why Israelis Have Been Protesting kbkaput August 11, 2020 Israel Image The protest movement, whose roots can be traced back…
The Day the Music Died: Jewish Lessons from a Previous Plague kbkaput August 10, 2020 Selichot Services Image As we consider our preparations for the…
Intersectionality Is at the Core of Justice for All As protests continue throughout each of our communities, don’t wish them to end but instead commit…
A Tishah B’Av Teaching: We Can Change the Status Quo of Our Divided People Trying to endure loss in isolation is more than painful; it…
“A New Day”: A Poem for the Gift of Living “The light of day / Crept beneath my eyelids / And pushed sleep away…” 7/28/2020…
Rebuking with Love: How to Do it and Why it Matters Rebuke, תוכחה, when done correctly, looks for an opening, a sympathetic moment or shared memory…
Here are All the Notable Jewish Emmy Nominations for 2020 Though much about the 2020 Emmy Awards ceremony is not yet known, one thing is…
5 Jewishly Inspired Recipes for National Blueberry Month July is National Blueberry Month in the United States, but who really needs an excuse to enjoy…
From Iraq to Israel, a Citizenship Success Story When their parents returned to Iraq, Sima and Oded decided to continue living in Israel as practicing…
Hope: The Silver Lining in a Very Dark Cloud My search for “silver linings” in no way minimizes the toll in suffering, pain, loss, and…
Justice Work Doesn’t Pause for a Pandemic This work is our calling, and it doesn’t pause for a pandemic. Instead, we find creative ways to…