How My Hispanic-Filipino and Jewish Identities Come Together through Teaching As someone who is half-Filipino and half-Hispanic and grew up in a diverse Dallas, TX,…
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The Torah of Elections in Israel: Concern and Optimism Israelis recently elected an assortment of representatives to parliament, but a coalition could not be formed,…
Rising Anti-Semitism in Germany: An On-the-Ground Assessment wife and I are in Germany, so I wasn’t surprised that a few people sent me “The New…
Remembering the Lessons of Two Different Ruths Every year as Shavuot approaches, I think about my mother. That’s because her name was Ruth — just…
How Our Temple is Supporting a Refugee Couple – and What You Can Do to Help There is one catch – and this is where…
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…
6 Deliciously Dairy-Free Recipes for Shavuot Shavuot is typically known as a dairy-heavy holiday, even though 5/29/2019 Kate Kaput Read more Source: reform judaism
How To Make Your Own Cheese in Celebration of Shavuot Jill Zenoff, a Jewish environmental educator and chef, won top prize at this year’s Cheesemonger Invitational. In…
Holding Israel’s Declaration of Independence Up to the Light of Day Israel’s Declaration of Independence is the foundation of a state that is both Jewish…
My Very First Shabbat: Looking Back Malachi’s parents regale me with what they most enjoy about being Jews: the gift of Shabbat, the beauty of…
How the “Element of Surprise” Helps Me in Both Black and Jewish Spaces “As a Jewish woman of Color…” is how I begin most conversations…
Why My Introduction to Judaism Online Class Was So Valuable My fascination with the story of the Jewish people and my partner’s strong connection to…
What I’ve Learned About Resiliency from Being a Victim of Terror Fifteen years ago, I met evil personified: I was on bus #14 in Jerusalem…
What the New “Avengers” Movie Taught Me About Self-Worth The film got me thinking about how Judaism has affected my own “story arc,” particularly my…
It’s Never Too Late to Become a Bat Mitzvah Becoming a bat mitzvah as an adult was one of the high points in my life;…
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…
4 Ways a Semester in Israel Prepared My Daughter for Life URJ Heller High integrates academic, social, and emotional learning, powerfully transforming teens’ Jewish identities.…
An Open Letter to My Younger Self about My Judaism and More “Your formula is made up of three things society doesn’t view positively –…
How Does Your Judaism Spark Joy? If I ask myself, “Do these things spark joy?” that’s different than asking if I need or even if I want them, isn’t…
What I Learned in Cuba: #It’sComplicated On a recent trip to Cuba, we engaged in tikkun olam, helping the Cuban people, who are in dire…