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How to Develop a 21st Century Governance Structure for Your Congregation
To succeed today, congregations need to focus on developing appropriate governance structures that allow them to be both mission-driven and flexible.
Growing as a Jew at a Catholic U.
Attending a Catholic university - Loyola University in Chicago - might at first sound like a strange choice for someone who became a bat mitzvah , was confirmed at a Reform temple, and spent many summers at a Jewish sleepaway camp . The majority of students identify as Roman Catholic, and the university's small Hillel meant I'd likely miss out on the many Jewish opportunities other universities offered.
Resources for ECE Center Directors and Educators: Coronavirus and Your Congregation
Caring for each other, as well as for our children, families, and staff, doesn’t stop when challenges surface. But it is also during these difficult times that we reinvent ourselves and meet the needs of our community more than ever.
The Four Children: 5 Social Justice Inserts for Your Passover Seder
This year, whether you're doing a small home seder with your family or roommates, attending a virtual seder hosted by a congregation, or organizing your own virtual seder, consider adding in one of these inserts, which look at the Four Children through the lens of modern-day social justice issues.
Try This Spiritual Exercise for Strength Amid the Coronavirus Crisis
What gives you strength and resilience during this coronavirus crisis? Try this exercise.
Admissions 100: Getting In
What are the most important trends in college admissions that students need to be aware of? The experts offer their insights.
How to Make Immigration Justice Central to Your Passover Celebration
If we are to heed the call of freedom that Passover offers us, we must not close our eyes to the degradation currently taking place right outside our door.
What Does Jewish Tradition Say about Health, Wellness, and Aging?
It may surprise you to learn that Jewish tradition speaks about staying healthy and maintaining a focus on wellness.
A River Flows from Eden: Rabbi Rick Jacobs' Address to the URJ Biennial
This movement’s task, in this moment, is to nurture the natural waterways that connect us. To keep our congregations the strong sources of life they have always been and will always be.
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.