Israel: There Must Be Another Way For those of us who believe that, while Israel should be a “nation like all the other nations,” it…
Posts published in “Chavurah”
My First-Time Journey into High Holidays This poem was written by a freelance writer, dreamer, and poet who is currently exploring the story of her Jewish ancestry…
Put Your Faith and Not Your Fears in Charge According to Noah benShea, author of the Jacob the Baker series, Jacob’s spiritual message of hope…
Meet the Reform Rabbinical Group’s First Female Leader The Reform movement’s rabbinical wing has appointed Rabbi Hara Person as its first female chief executive. 11/15/2018…
8 Great Books for Jewish Children of Color Just in time for the eight nights of Hanukkah, here are eight illustrated books that are sure to…
Schindler’s List: Separating Truth from Fiction The 25th anniversary re-release of Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List has reignited criticism as well as praise for the Oscar-winning…
Fulfilling Marc Chagall’s Vision of Hope and Peace I recently explored some sites in Jerusalem, including the Knesset (parliament) building. A friend works there, and…
Cold: Prayer for a Chilly Shabbat Snow days can be fun; not so this kind of cold. It was colder in Chicago this week than…
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…
What I Learned About Grief and Mourning in the Film “To Dust” To Dust is Reform Jewish filmmaker Shawn Snyder’s raw, personal love letter to Judaism…
Listen Up: An Israeli Election Recap and Breakdown with Rabbi Josh Weinberg Rabbi Josh Weinberg breaks down the parties, the leaders, the possible coalitions, and…
7 Ideas for Observing Yom HaShoah This Year Here are just a few of the many stories, prayers, and other resources to help you commemorate…
A Blanket, a Letter, a Shoe: Searching for Meaning in Traces of the Holocaust The artifacts displayed in a major new exhibit, “Auschwitz. Not long…
The Truth about Gaza: One Rabbi’s Reflections Theories about the timing of recent rocket attacks by Hamas and Islamic Jihad into Israel are numerous. Whatever…
5 Actions You Can Take Right Now to Better the World Whether or not you were able to attend the Consultation on Conscience, you can…
Lessons from the Stadium Seats: A Father’s Day Reflection The small, quiet moments we spend with loved ones are precious and personal and powerful, and…
I Attended Jewish Summer Camp 25 Years Late – but It Still Made a Huge Impact To be in a camp like this, these young…
8 Books for the Lazy Days of Summer Here’s a round-up of some of ReformJudaism.org’s recent book reviews. One of these books might be just…
The Day I Met Leonard Cohen in Jerusalem ReformJudaism.org interviewed Julia Knobloch about her powerful collection of poems, Do Not Return, which captures the essence…
A Letter to the Hillel Rabbi Who Jump-Started My Jewish Journey You probably knew back then that I wasn’t close to being ready to fully…