Canadian Thanksgiving: A Turkey in the Sukkah? This year, Canadian Thanksgiving coincides with the Jewish harvest holiday of Sukkot on Monday October 14. 10/10/2019 Cantor Katie Oringel Read more …
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4 New Sukkah Blessings To Try This Year Growing up, I always felt like I was forced to go to the synagogue immediately after Yom…
What Does Fasting on Yom Kippur Mean to You? 7 Jews Share Their Perspectives From those who always fast to those who have considered not…
Our Migrant First Family: Abraham Passed the Test, but Will We? Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, presented this sermon on Rosh…
This Is How We Safeguard Our Democracy As we look ahead to the 2020 general election, we must continue to embrace our civic duty to…
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…
Kol Nidre: A Poem I heard Kol Nidre on a violin tonight. They should take all legal documents and set them to music. All vows…
What Do We Really Mean When We Apologize Although we learn to say “I’m sorry” as young children, as we age, these words take on…
Why I’m Wishing My Fellow Jews a “Happy Yom Kippur” Given that Yom Kippur is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, it makes sense…
How Can We Find Hope and Faith in the Face of Death? Rabbi Stephen Karol’s new book is based on his many years of helping…
Why I Wish Jews a “Happy Yom Kippur” Given that Yom Kippur is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, it makes sense that it…
Palestinian Doctors, Israeli Hospitals, and Bridge-Building for Peace Project Rozana trains Palestinian health professionals in Israeli hospitals to enhance their capacity to deliver needed health…
JTA’s 8 Must-Read Jewish News Stories of 5779 These are the Jewish stories that most captured our attention in the year that was and whose…
Finding the Beating Heart of Judaism: An Interview with Sarah Hurwitz ReformJudaism.org caught up with Sarah Hurwitz, a former White House speechwriter, first for President…
This Time We’re Going To Do Zionism Differently Colonialism conjures up painful images of economic, political, and/or military domination by external forces. Who would wear…
Why It’s Imperative for Us To Vote On February 13, 2018, I turned 18. For the first time in my life, I had the right…
3 Prayers for the Jewish New Year Rosh HaShanah, the Jewish new year, begins Wednesday, September 20, at sundown. As we prepare, emotionally and spiritually,…
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…
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,…