The Last of the Just, by André Schwarz-Bart
A URJ Update on Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts
We are reaching out to all Reform-affiliated congregations in the affected area to provide assistance as appropriate.
Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen
By the time she was 3 years old, Jazz Jennings (not her original first name or her real last name) knew she was meant to be a girl. In her new book Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teenager, Jazz tells her story, including how she and her family became reality TV stars and outspoken advocates for transgender rights.
4 Things to Know about Engaging Baby Boomers
For congregation seeking to undertake or advance endeavors to engage baby boomers, here are four insights to keep in mind.
The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon, by Richard Zimler
On God, Indifference, and Hope: A Conversation with Elie Wiesel
Jewish Genetic Diseases: Thoughts from a Bubbie
Our life changed the day our grandson Sam was diagnosed with familial dysautonomia.
How Jewish Communities Can Help One Another After a Suicide
Adolescent suicide is on the rise in the United States, and data indicates that suicide is a communicable disease, with one spurring others. No community is exempt: Suicide impacts our congregations, our clergy, and our camps.
Gratitude, Leadership, and Partnership for the New Year
Communal Aid: How to Ensure No One Falls Through the Cracks
When we made aliyah in 1990, arriving at Shorashim, the community was a moshav sheetufi, a commune of 30 families. The economy was similar to a kibbutz – all salaries, whether from communal businesses or from work “outside,” went to the common bank account; each family received a house to live in and a monthly allowance based on family size. But not anymore.