Opera houses in the U.S. have demonstrated a moral backbone in response to the accusations, but not those on the other side of the ocean …
Posts published in “Chavurah”
Bearing Witness: Why I Traveled to Montgomery, AL In visiting Montgomery, my intention was not only to bear witness to the violence imposed on people…
Did God Invent Love at First Sight? How did your parents meet? 2/12/2020 Barbara Solomon Josselsohn Read more Source: reform judaism
Two Years Later: Remembering Parkland, Continuing to Heal Not enough time has passed for us to fully heal from what we, as the communal collective,…
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10 Tips from the Spielberg of Purim-Spiels What makes for the perfect Purim-spiel? Cantor Marnie Camhi, who serves Temple Beth Miriam in Elberon, N.J., has become a bit…
How Do We Want to Be Remembered? This past weekend in Selma, we, a group of white, upper middle-class Jews, allowed ourselves to learn about…
In Praise of Wandering Jews The term “wandering Jew” dates to medieval Europe and was used by Christians to describe the curse they believed adhered…
Moses’ Song of the Sea: Singing for My Mother My mother died on Shabbat Shirah, the Sabbath when Moses and the children of Israel sang…
In Jerusalem, Tu BiShvat Offers a Welcome Respite from Winter Coming a month and a half before the spring equinox and two months before Passover, Tu…
Tu BiShvat: How Israel Has Planted New Seeds in the Jewish Soul The way we celebrate Tu BiShvat has changed over the years – a case-in-point…
Remembering Our Roots, Fighting for Our Future Rabbi Stephanie Alexander received her undergraduate degree from Tulane University, and ordination from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of…
Yet Another Prayer for Peace in the Middle East “Creator of all humankind, at this fearful moment we beseech You to bless Israeli and Palestinian…
Repairing the World: What the Legislative Assistant Experience Means to Me I am only 22, yet I’ve been empowered to represent the represent the Reform…
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We Have a Moral Duty to Welcome the Stranger https://www.rescue.org/ Learn about one rabbi’s experiences in refugee camps and how they led to his book,…
Everyone Counts: Why the WZO Elections Matter So Much Every vote for the Reform Movement in World Zionist Congress elections will strengthen our ability to fight…
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Vote Your Values – and Change the World We all have a say in our Jewish future and what values guide Israel and world Jewry…
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