Book Discussion: The Dove Flyer
by Peter Shapiro
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Galilee Diary: Back to the Land
In Palestine we must do with our own hands all the things that make up the sum total of life. We must ourselves do all the work, from the least strenuous, cleanest, and most sophisticated, to the dirtiest and most difficult.
Galilee Diary: Remember Amalek
Galilee Diary: Taxation and Representation
So the chiefs of the clans of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites, all whose spirit had been roused by God, got ready to go up to build the House of the Lord that is in Jerusalem.
Galilee Diary: Minorities meet
How did Rabbi Akiba get his start? Until the age of 40 he had never studied Torah.
Book Discussion: Jewish Living
by Esther Saritzky
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Congregational Life: Why I Joined, Why I Stayed
I was recently asked by someone I very much respect to address "the" question. So I started to write the answer in a post... about five times without any luck. The "Why does a 20-something join a Reform Congregation" question.
Finding a Way to Belong
Like many couples, my Jewish wife and I got married without much discussion about religion. It was the birth of our daughter that raised the question. My wife asked if we could raise her Jewish. I agreed with the understanding that we join a temple, because we needed help to raise a Jew.
Struggling with God and Infertility
Over the past three years, I have struggled with God. At first, when we started trying to have children, I didn't know anything was wrong. I was excited and I would pray to God to help us conceive, but I was not terribly worried. I was only 27 after all; it would happen when it happened.
Galilee Diary: You are what you eat
Speak to the Israelite people thus: In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall observe complete rest, a sacred occasion commemorated with loud blasts. You shall not work at your occupations; and you shall bring an offering by fire to the Lord.