How the Living Serve the Dead
In Vayechi, we hear the final requests of Jacob, and then Joseph, to bring back their remains to be buried in the land God promised to their ancestors. In carrying Joseph’s bones, Moses moves draws closer to his progenitor, giving us the opportunity to reflect on our connections to our forebears.
The True Measure of Repentance
In Vayigash, Joseph now a powerful man in Egypt conceals his identity from the brothers who had sold him into slavery years ago. In so doing, he allows them to confront their past mistakes.
Happy New Year! Check out the Reform Movement's Top 18 Stories of 2017
What a year it’s been. With 2018 fast-approaching, we’ve rounded up the top 18 Reform Movement stories of 2017, listed below in somewhat chronological order.
Mendel Hirt’s Diary: A Canadian Jewish Tale
What I Learned in the Small Moments at a Major Jewish Conference
URJ Biennials are filled with lots of big moments, but sometimes the magic – and the most important lessons – are in the small ones.
Musar: How it Connects My "Jewish World" and My "Real World"
What Congregations Have Learned from Shifting Intro and Taste Programs Online
"I Will Be What I Will Be:" Finding a Jewish Path in Emerging Adulthood
Songs and Videos for Celebrating Simchat Torah
We Must Do Better Than This: Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha's Address to the URJ Biennial
As a country, as a society, as a movement, as a civilization, as a resistance - as humanists - we must all work towards equality and justice and opportunity for all our children.