Reflecting on the Prayer Vigil: Congress Must Seize the Moment and Invest in Families
From the Shadows into the Light
5 Lessons from Camp for an Accessible, Inclusive Purim Carnival
Purim is often celebrated by dressing up as the brave and honest characters from the Megillah, who stood up for their peoplehood. Purim is also a wonderful opportunity to affirm our commitment to community. In keeping with the URJ’s core value of Audacious Hospitality, Camp Harlam is proud to call itself an inclusive camp, welcoming campers of all needs and abilities who want to be here. Here are 5 lessons from camp that can help make your synagogue’s Purim Carnival accessible to all this year:
Greening Your Congregation as One Way to Make It Holy
What People with Disabilities (and Their Families) Wish Their Rabbis Knew
As a Jewish professional dedicated to issues of disability inclusion and awareness, I’m all about solutions. When I read this article, I wanted to yell, “This is exactly the type of piece that must be required reading in our seminaries!”
How to Help Kids Make Sense of Similarities and Differences in Their World
Although it’s age-appropriate for young children to question physical similarities and differences, it’s important for us to teach them that it’s what’s inside that matters.
For People with Disabilities, a New Promised Land Beckons
February is Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month, and today, people with disabilities are also wandering the proverbial desert, exiting one era but not quite ready to enter a new one.
Shifts in Policy in the Executive Branch Impact Court Cases on Trans Inclusion
On February 10, the Trump administration rescinded the government’s objections to a 2016 injun
Apply for a Belin Award to Showcase Your Audacious Hospitality
Audacious Hospitality, a pillar of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), is based on the belief that when we welcome and incorporate fully the diversity that is a reality of modern Jewish life, we create a stronger, more vibrant Jewish community. Indeed, congregations of all sizes throughout the URJ promote audacious hospitality with creative, original, and outstanding initiatives that welcome seekers and engage prospective and current members.
If this sounds like your congregation, apply for a Belin Award!
How One Canadian Congregation is Making a Difference in the Lives of Syrian Refugees
In late 2015 and early 2016, members of the Holy Blossom Temple community in Toronto raised funds to sponsor two Syrian families.