The Struggle to Build a Loving, Accepting, and Ethical Israel
A classmate recently snapped a photo of a billboard promoting Israel’s right-wing Yachad party that read: “So there won’t be a child with a father and a father!”
When I Need Support, My Summer Camp Family Is There for Me
One night at camp last summer reminded me that no matter what, I am part of a large Jewish community and my presence there matters.
Yom HaShoah: When Will Senseless Hatred Be a Thing of the Past?
On Yom HaShoah, I will attend a ceremony at Yad Vashem. While it would be good to hear Israeli leaders talk about anti-Semitism in the past tense, I doubt it will happen.
The Four Questions I’m Asking About Israel This Year
Living in Israel demands that I ask myself four new and difficult questions this Passover.
Modern Hebrew and the Man Who Made It Happen
“Ben Yehuda” is more than the popular central street in Jerusalem. It honors Eliezer Ben Yehuda, the man who, nearly single-handedly revived the Hebrew language.
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The Union for Reform Judaism leads the largest and most diverse Jewish movement in North America.