Unetaneh Tokef in the Time of a Pandemic
Remembering Helen “Honey” Scheidt, Of Blessed Memory
The Struggle to Build a Loving, Accepting, and Ethical Israel
A classmate recently snapped a photo of a billboard promoting Israel’s right-wing Yachad party that read: “So there won’t be a child with a father and a father!”
Announcing the Audacious Hospitality Community Assessment Workbook, Available Now
This “idea checklist” is a starting point for reflection, conversation, and action within your community. It is intended to help your leadership team identify the steps needed to become a community rooted in principles of REDI, help you build on your existing measures, and aid in initiating new ones.
Finding Common Ground: Massachusetts Governor Baker's Address to the URJ Biennial
This address was presented before the 74th Union for Reform Judaism Biennial convention on Wednesday, December 6.
Wholly Jewish: Standing in the Closet Doorway
Hosted by Jewish performance and ritual artist Shira Kline (she/her), a.k.a. ShirLaLa, this season features interviews with LGBTQIA+ Jews from the Union for Reform Judaism's JewV'Nation Fellowship.
Wholly Jewish: Morgan: Standing in the Closet Doorway
URJ Heller High: Creating a Better Jewish Future
If progressive Judaism is going to prevail, the Union for Reform Judaism must be investing in ways to connect young Jews to our traditions, to Israel, and to our future.
Communication, Professionalism, and Compassion: The URJ's Response to Hurricane Matthew
As a trained professional first responder, I’ve been taught how to deal with potentially impending crisis – and I’ve been through many of them. The URJ helped me through this one.
Mourning, Broken, Afraid: A Letter to My Friends
If you are my friend, know that I am mourning the heinous murder of George Floyd at the hands of four police officers who worked for a police department with a long history of excessive use of force against Black and Brown bodies.