Reform Movement Decries Vandalism Aimed At Women of the Wall
Rabbi Saperstein and Rabbi Feldman: "The overt threats implied by the vandalism inside the hallway of the apartment building of a leader of Women of the Wall serve to remind us of the utmost importance of the Women of the Wall's efforts to advance religious plural
Nation of Innovation: Ecotourism
What are the Best Colleges for Jewish Students?
Headed to college this fall or thinking about what schools to apply to when the time comes? Either way, The Forward's first-ever college guide is a great place to start.
Engaging and Enriching Older Immigrants to Israel
This Month in The Tent: No Summer Slowdown Here!
Much of the world slows down during the summer, and even synagogues aren’t the hustling, bustling places they typically are during the rest of the year. Nonetheless, conversations continue unabated in The Tent, the URJ’s online communication and collaboration forum.
Many of the current discussions focus on planning for 5776, with these conversations proving especially popular:
What's It Like to Be an Israeli Soldier at an American Summer Camp?
The madrichim are authority figures, to be sure, but their task pales in comparison to the army. It’s a huge cultural shift
5 Ways To Welcome Them Home: Building Bridges Between Camp and Travel Programs and Your Synagogue
The young people in your congregation spent the summer volunteering, experiencing joyous Judaism at camp and Israel, and traveling the world. We want to help you to leverage their incredible enthusiasm.
Galilee Diary: Location, Location, Location
If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill. Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don't remember you, if I don't exalt Jerusalem above my greatest joy. –Psalm 137:5-6
Sitting in the Galilee, remembering Jerusalem…
Presidential Proclamation: Jewish American Heritage Month
In his second year in office, President George Washington wrote a letter to the Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island - one of our Nation's first Jewish houses of worship - and reaffirmed our country's commitment to religious freedom. He noted that the Government of the United States would give "to bigotry no sanction [and] to persecution no assistance," and that all Americans are entitled to "liberty of conscience and immunities of citizenship." Those words ring as true today as they did then, and they speak to a principle as old as America itself: that no matter who you are, where you come from, or what faith you practice, all of us have an equal share in America's promise.
The Enemy Within Our Military
For years, members of the United States military were fighting a silent, internal battle: sexual assault was rampant and the military was covering it up.