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Applying Lessons from the Talmud to the Kotel

Recently, Israel’s prime minister reneged on an agreement for an egalitarian prayer space at the Kotel. In the aftermath, what can we learn from the Talmud?

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Telling Stories: How to Inspire One Another in Your Congregation

Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fuchs

Inviting people to share memories of interesting, meaningful experiences in their lives – especially on Yom Kippur – always proves to inspire others.

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The Month of Av is Here - and This is What it Signifies

Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fuchs

Rosh HaShanah, the new Jewish year arrives in two months... and they’re two months that will pass quickly. It is time to get ready.

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What Do the High Holidays and AA Meetings Have in Common?

Rabbi Leah R. Berkowitz

We spend a lot of time coordinating High Holiday worship, but when we strip away the particulars, our experience strongly resembles an AA meeting.

7 Jewish Endeavors to Make 5782 a Sweet New Year

C.E. Harrison

It’s a long-standing custom for Jews to wish one another a “sweet new year” on Rosh Hashanah; to hope that this coming year will be one filled with joy, fulfillment, and an abundance of blessings. However, Judaism isn’t a path focused simply on wishing for good things; if our goal is to make each year “sweeter” than the last, we must work to make it happen.

Jewish Institutions Must Also Do T’shuvah

Rabbi Rick Jacobs

I pray that our observance of Yom Kippur will be probing and transformative, helping us become the best people and the most inspiring Movement that we are meant to be.

Cheshbon Hanafesh for Your Congregation

Amy Asin

The High Holiday season is an important time of personal and communal reflection, including your congregation’s leadership. This can also be a time of reflection for your congregation’s leadership.

Early Hanukkah in 2013: Jewish Calendar Fun

Rabbi Jason Miller

Whenever I'm asked if the Jewish holidays are coming early or late this year, I promptly answer that they'll be coming on time. And that's partially true. Rosh Hashanah will always arrive on the first day of the Jewish month of Tishrei just as Hanukkah will always begin on the 25th of Kislev.

Pipitada (Melon-Seed Drink)

Recipe by

Stella Cohen

This delicious, refreshing melon-seed drink has a subtle almond taste, perfumed with orange blossom water. Drink it to help rehydrate after the Yom Kippur fast.

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5 Truths about Forgiveness

Rabbi John L. Rosove

We can hold on to our injuries, or we can begin the work of forgiving – not for the sake of the other, but for our own sake.