Rabbi Loren Sykes

Rabbi Loren Sykes is the Director of Teen Immersive Israel Programs for the URJ and serves as principal of URJ Heller High: The Isaac and Helaine z”l Heller High School in Israel. He lives in the Arnona neighborhood in Jerusalem.

A view of Jerusalem and the Western Wall

URJ Heller High

Building Deep Relationships with Israel: URJ Heller High and the People of Israel

Rabbi Loren Sykes

March 16, 2023

Heller High aims to build deep, lasting relationships between North American Jewish teens and Israel, developing the next generation of Reform Jewish Zionists. The Heller High program gives students the opportunity to learn from and get to know different groups of Israelis.

B'har - B'chukotai

Are There Limits to the Revelation Received at Sinai?

D'Var Torah By: Cantor David Berger

May 4, 2020

Our double portion of B’har-B’chukotai opens with a tantalizingly simple statement: “The Eternal One spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai” (Lev. 25:1).

Women in Israeli military with arm on shoulder of URJ Heller High student

Ten Minutes of Torah

In Israel, Finding Value in the Voices of the “Other”

Rabbi Loren Sykes

February 12, 2019

I love the sounds of Jerusalem. The voices, noises, and music all tell stories that are unparalleled in the Jewish world – and perhaps in the world at large.

Ten Minutes of Torah

How to Increase the Divine Presence in the World

Rabbi Loren Sykes

June 11, 2018

On a recent Shabbat morning in Israel, a group of high school students experienced something extraordinary – and far more common in Israel than most people know.

Rabbi Loren Sykes

Building Deep Relationships with Israel: URJ Heller High and the People of Israel

Are There Limits to the Revelation Received at Sinai?

D'Var Torah By: Cantor David Berger

In Israel, Finding Value in the Voices of the “Other”

How to Increase the Divine Presence in the World

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