How to Prevent Halloween from Overwhelming Your Family
Halloween brings me a bit of stress each year. On a very basic level, I'm just not a fan of this holiday that, in recent years, seems to have become so much bigger than ever before.
Sukkot and the Challenge of Refugees
A young man came to a rabbi for a chat.
“I’ve bought a new car” said the young man to the rabbi.
“Congratulations,” he replied.
This Sukkot, Fostering Interfaith Relations in Israel
"At the edge of a valley so quiet and pretty stands a five story building far away from the city."
Jews Without Borders: My Multicultural Jewish Family
"Knock, knock."
"Who's there?"
"Russia."
"Russia who?"
"Russia Shana."
As my kids tell me this joke, I realize my mother's curse has come true: I have children "just like me."
MASA: A Journey to Family Engagement
Bone Button Borscht
Resolution in Support of Paid Family Leave
Submitted by the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism
Background
Twenty Becomes One: Seeing Our Congregations as Family, Especially During Hardship
Reform Judaism Magazine Focuses on Ways To Resolve and Reconcile Family Disputes
As part of its continuing coverage of how Reform Jews can apply Jewish teachings and tradition to cope with the difficulties of contemporary life, Reform Judaism magazine has devoted the "Focus" section of its Fall 2001 issue to five articles on resolving conflicts with family members.