A New Approach to Camp Recruitment
Our younger youth look up to their older siblings wearing camp t-shirts at the congregational “Camp Shabbat” and wonder – what’s this all about? Learn how one congregation designed an integrated program that gets the kids writing letters home during the school year.
The Hero’s Journey
How can our teens “find themselves”? Read about one congregation’s approach to a service learning journey to Haiti, building homes for the locals, celebrating Shabbat together, and discovering what a transformational Jewish experience can really be.
How to Bring Judaism’s Strength of Spirit to All
I will give them in My house and in My walls a place and a name, better than sons and daughters; an everlasting name I will give him, which will not be discontinued.
Isaiah 56:5
Building on a Successful Year for Paid Sick Days
This week, the city of Spokane, WA became the first locality to pass Paid Sick Day legislation in 2016.
Parashat Yitro and Judicial Discretion
This week’s parshah is Yitro (Jethro), from the Book of Exodus. The parshah opens as Moses, who has brought the Israelites out of Egypt, is visited by his father-in-law, Jethro.
Supreme Court Extends Ban on Juvenile Life Without Parole
On Monday, the Supreme Court issued a very important ruling in the case Montgomery v.
4 Important Lessons Learned on My Birthright Trip
I wanted to staff a URJ Kesher Taglit-Birthright trip so I could play a small role in helping Jewish young adults learn about Israel and shape their own Jewish i