The URJ Biennial: Get Some “Jewish Life in Your Life”
If you’re a regular, a semi-regular, or even an occasional visitor at ReformJudaism.org, you know what a terrific resource the site is for “Jewish Life in Your Life,” as our tagline declares. If you’re looking for another way to add some Jewish life to your life, you’re in luck.
A Poem for Parashah Chayei Sarah
This original poem is based on Parashah Chayei Sarah, "The Life of Sarah." (Gen. 23:1−25:18).
Reflecting Back and Projecting Forward: A Look at the Music of Our Shabbat Services
Just as God's relationships with key characters in the Torah (e.g., Moses, our forefathers and foremothers) are unique, so are our relationships to Jewish music vastly different in the way we each respond, as sounds vibrate within us and echo through our souls.
Galilee Diary: Pots and Roots
One may make a barrier [on Shabbat, to prevent a fire from spreading] of full or empty pots that are not likely to break; and which pots are unlikely to break? Metal pots, or [clay] pots made in Kfar Chananiah or Kfar Shichin.
No Excuses When it Comes to Women's Voices on Israeli Airwaves
"When we added women to the broadcasts, the station's ratings fell."
4 Things I Learned From My Catholic Mother that Have Made Me a Better Jew
I place an unquantifiable value on the Jewish education I received growing up.
Visiting Beit Shemesh, Where Religious Extremism Still Lives
Last month I visited Beit Shemesh, a city less than an hour’s drive from Jerusalem. We had read about some of the most noteworthy incidents there, such as when a young girl was spat on by an ultra-Orthodox extremist on her way to school.
How Living in Switzerland Taught Me About Anti-Jewish Bias
During the height of the recession, I moved to Switzerland. I had already lived in France, Japan, India and Israel, and traveled much of the rest of the world.
"Inside Llewyn Davis" and Judaism: What's the Connection?
"Folk song calls the native back to his roots and prepares him emotionally to dance, worship, work, fight, or make love in ways normal to his place." Alan Lomax, Folk Songs of North America