Does Don Draper Want to Be Jewish?
In the weeks before the beginning of the final season of Mad Men, the show’s creator Matthew Weiner did rounds
Chayei Sarah for Tots: Having a Pet Can Help Your Child to Learn Responsibility
A guide to help adults learn how to engage young children in a discussion about this week’s Torah portion.
Being Holy - and Staying Alive
Acharei Mot, the first of this week's two parashiyot, begins on an unsettling note—a reminder of the death of Aaron's sons and the suggestion that such tragedies might occur again unless the priests take specified steps to prevent them
The Ten Commandments: Israel’s Shared Purpose
Focal Point
All the people answered as one, saying, “All that the Eternal has spoken we will do!” (Exodus 19:8)
D'var Torah
A Vote for ARZA is a Vote for Progressive Zionism: Why We're on the ARZA Slate
Hungers of Body and Spirit
This parashah continues the story of Joseph and his brothers that began in Parashat Vayeitzei. The patriarchal and matriarchal narratives that carry us through the Book of Genesis set the stage for the story of Jacob and his four wives and thirteen named children.
What to Expect at a Jewish Funeral
What is the Reform Jewish perspective on abortion?
Due to our fundamental belief in the sanctity of life and the Jewish value of kavod ha’briyot, respect for human dignity, Reform Judaism holds that abortion is both a medical and spiritual decision that should be made by the individual within whose body the fetus is growing.
Kabbalah for Beginners: Why Study Jewish Mysticism?
Mourning and Meaning
We read in this week's Torah portion about the death of Aaron's two eldest sons, Nadab and Abihu.