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The URJ Reflection Project: Go Deeper on “The Spiritual”

Rabbi Esther L. Lederman

Rabbi Leora Kaye

As part of the URJ Reflection Project, a new set of offerings and experiences for the High Holidays in a time of social distance, we’ve also developed three short essays that allow you to go deeper into the essence of Jewish wisdom that grounds these rituals.

Galilee Diary: Uncertainty

Rabbi Marc J. Rosenstein

by Marc Rosenstein
(Originally published in Galilee Diary and Ten Minutes of Torah)

Galilee Diary: On the Waterfront

Rabbi Marc J. Rosenstein

He will take us back in love; He will cover up our iniquities, You will hurl all our sins into the depths of the sea. -Micah 7:19

An Elul Letter of Gratitude to our Clergy, Administrators, and Educators

Rabbi Emily Langowitz

Every year I look forward to this time as a reset button, and a chance to truly evaluate who I am and who I am becoming. I also know, from my time as a congregational rabbi, that for those of us working in the Jewish world, Elul takes on its own strange character.

Stuff

Lynn S. Denton

This is not going to be a sad story, I promise. But it does start out with the process of going through my parents’ condo after their passing.

Northeastern University’s Answer to Food Insecurity – A Community Fridge

Danny Stein

This Elul, what comes to mind as I think about my own growth and what empowers me towards religious action is the work of Northeastern University’s Community Fridge.

Blame Ourselves, Not God

Rabbi Rick Jacobs

Blaming God for such tragedies is theologically problematic; blaming God for failed human policies is blasphemous. This idea is worth considering as we cope with the devastating aftermath of the multiple disasters confronting us.

Shabbat & Holiday Blessings: Inclusive All Gender & Non-binary Blessings for Children

It is Jewish custom to bless children each Shabbat and on every festival holiday. The customary blessing that parents bestow on their children on Shabbat and holidays is specific to boys and girls.

The Sin of Self-Congratulation

Larry Lesser

At the conclusion of Yom Kippur years ago, I attended a break-the-fast at the home of old friends. I loaded my plate with a bagel, lox, and vegetables and ambled over to a conversational group, where I stood munching and listening.

I've Lost All Hope

Cantor Cheryl Wunch

When I think of the word “hope,” one sentence comes to mind: Hope is a dangerous thing.

I don't remember where or when I first heard the statement, and I'm fairly sure it was intended as a warning, but the idea has stuck with me.

Hope is a dangerous thing.