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Facing Finitude

Rabbi Laura Geller, Rabbi Beth Lieberman

While it's true that much of life is uncertain, one thing we can all be sure of is that one day, our lives will end. We don't know how or when it will happen (hopefully after many happy years), but it will happen. How can we possibly prepare for this ultimate

Launching Them

Rabbi Beth Lieberman
A mother reflects on marking her daughter's departure for college and the solace rituals offer.

Children of Ruth: Artists Choosing Judaism

Jean Bloch Rosensaft

The Heller Museum at Hebrew Union College in New York is proud to present “Children of Ruth: Artists Choosing Judaism,” an unprecedented international group exhibition by artists who have found a spiritual home in Judaism through conversion. Their journeys

Crossing the Bridge from the Particular to the Universal

Yolanda Savage-Narva
This year, as Jews across the globe begin to prepare for the High Holy Days, the most sacred time of year, I personally feel a sense of deep despair and fierce urgency to enter the year of 5786 embracing the particular and the universal.

How Meditation is Preparing Me for the High Holidays

Sharon Mann

In June, I saw a post in a local Facebook group that intrigued me: "Stop! Take a break! Join us for Group Meditation in the City."

With this notice, a young couple, Hadas and Netanel Cohen, invited Nahariyanis  (residents of Nahariya, Israel, where I live) to