5 Reasons Why Your Congregation Can’t Not Send Teens & Adults to NFTY Convention
Anyone who has been to NFTY Convention will tell you that it is an experience like no other, and this year’s event will be extra special. NFTY Convention 2019 will be held in Dallas, TX, February 15-18, 2019, and will bring together more than 1,400 teen leaders, college students, Jewish educators, alumni and other dedicated supporters.
How Sea Turtles Taught Children about Repairing the World
After my daughter took a sea turtle rescue and conservation tour last summer, she came home with one takeaway: “Mom, the plastic straws have got to go!”
The Song Lyrics that Remind Me to Be Humbled
A song – and its sentiment of humility and gratitude – wove its way through a recent trip with my classmates to the Negev desert here in Israel.
That Time My Blessings Hid in Plain Sight at the Gym
A recent experience at the gym reminded me that, far too often, my own self-centeredness blinds me to my abundant blessings.
RAC Illinois Celebrates Our First Win, for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence and Assault
The Illinois Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC-IL) is excited to announce that the VOICES Act is now law in Illi
How I Feel as a Jew During Christmas
Sustaining a minority culture in the face of Christmas’s incessant commercial drumbeat can be exhausting.
Thanks, but I’ll Pass on the Santa Stamps
In earlier days, I might have avoided any fuss and simply hurried out – but on that fifth day of Hanukkah, Santa stamps in hand, I headed to customer service.
A New Look at Einstein’s Changing Views of God and Judaism
Albert Einstein said different things about God and Judaism at different times in his life; as a human being, his life and experiences made him change his perspective.
A Jewish Perspective on Being a Working Mother
This post is adapted from Rabbi Danziger's prepared remarks for the Northeast Ohio Women's Summit.