Raising a Prophetic Voice for Immigrant Justice As Reform Jews, we have a unique obligation to care for the immigrant because we, too, were immigrants.…
Posts published in “Chavurah”
High Holiday Lessons from ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Recuperating from a broken ankle this summer, I had time to catch up on my binge…
Buon Anno, Shanah Tovah, Happy New Year: My Rosh HaShanah in Milan Although my husband, Don, and I have lived in Jerusalem for six years,…
Kol Nidrei: A Poem I heard Kol Nidrei on a violin tonight. They should take all legal documents and set them to music. All vows…
Choose Life: A Jewish Way to Affirm Coming Out Day My daughter was born with gender dysphoria, meaning her biological sex does not match her…
Fighting the Assault on Health Care and Immigrants The U.S., by denying visas to immigrants who don’t have approved health insurance or the ability to…
5 Female Jewish Superheroes Everyone Should Know With the rising popularity of the industry, more and more Jewish superheroes were created, and some pretty cool…
On Eagle’s Wings What adults could not accomplish, our teens have begun to make happen, changing the course of our country’s history. 3/22/2018 Rabbi Bradd…
7 Jewish Essays to Help Us Remember Members of Our Military Memorial Day isn’t a Jewish holiday but remembering and honoring fallen military is certainly…
An Emblem of the Land I Love: Reform Jewish Reflections on Flag Day This year, Flag Day offers us a unique opportunity to reflect on…
Fighting for the Right’s of the Abayudaya Jewish Community We have blocked one deportation and we will make sure that he and the Abayudaya community…
Israel’s New Cuisine: More Than Falafel in a Pita Learn the fascinating story of how Israeli food developed into one of the world’s most vibrant…
Food on a Stick: 5 Tasty Recipes for Kebab Day Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, is reported to have once said, “There will…
How My Texas Congregation Led the Way to Support Immigrant Families Our congregation in McAllen, TX, is the go-to congregation for donations in support of…
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…
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…