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Parenting with Purpose: Addressing Mental, Emotional, and Social Wellbeing

Download this free guide full of valuable Jewish parenting advice: tactics and resources to help you advance your child's self-advocacy, independence, and resilience.

15 Jewish Recipes for Your Summer Cookout

Fire up the grill, it’s cookout season! Take your picnics and parties to the next level with these recipes for Jewishly inspired foods that are perfect for the grill.

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Reading Hebrew Prayers

Familiarity with Hebrew reading and common words can be a key to feeling comfortable in Jewish community and congregational life. Register now for an online class.

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Preparing for Camp!

For first-time campers, emotions run the gamut from nervousness to excitement and everything in between. As summer fast approaches, this guide can help you and your child get ready for camp.

This Week's Torah Portion

B'haalot'cha
בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ
When You Raise [the Lamps]

The Eternal One spoke to Moses, saying: "Speak to Aaron and say to him, 'When you mount the lamps, let the seven lamps give light at the front of the lampstand.'" - Numbers 8:1-2

Torah

Numbers 8:1−12:16

Haftarah

Zechariah 2:14-4:7

When

June 10, 2023 / 21 Sivan 5783

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Next Week's Torah Portion

Sh'lach L'chaSend [Notables to Scout the Land]שְׁלַח-לְךָ

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Counting of the Omer

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Jewish Camp, Our God Journeys, and Adding Faith to Our Checklists

June 7, 2023

As I contemplate how God manifests in our lives, I’m struck by the value of faith not only in God, nature, and other unknown universal forces, but also by faith in each other as we all strive for a life filled with meaning, purpose, and joy.

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Building Bridges, Sharing Cultures: Connecting Indigenous Communities and Canadian Reform Congregations

June 6, 2023

It’s been a decade since the Union for Reform Judaism passed its Resolution on First Nations, which affirmed, in part, the URJ’s support of the right of Canada's First Nations community to self-determination and encouraged Canadian congregations to develop relationships with First Nations communities.

Health and Wellness

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Navigating Infertility: Resources, Reflections, and Rituals

June 1, 2023

When you’re experiencing infertility, it can be all too easy to feel like you’re completely alone. As the world moves around you, bustling with adorable children and pregnant friends, you may feel like you’re the only person who wants to be a parent and has yet to see it happen.