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…
Posts published in “Chavurah”
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…
What Being a Practicing Reform Jew Means to Me When a non-Jewish acquaintance asked me: “Are you a practicing Jew?” I answered “Yes,” but the…
Why We Must Free Children in Cages When I learned of the adolescent detention facility in Homestead, FL, I was appalled. Because my mother survived…
A Psalm: A Song of Beauty and Grief I wrote this poem in honor of a dear man, a beloved pillar of my synagogue who…
How My Judaism Strengthened Me to Come Out as Bisexual Coming out and owning my bisexuality has reinforced that this – and all parts of…
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…