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Planning Your Community’s Civic Engagement Work
Having a clear plan for your community’s civic engagement efforts can help ensure your efforts are successful. Use this resource as a guide to start your work off on the right track! 1. Think about capacity and get buy-in.
The Dos and Don’ts of Voter Engagement Work: Rules for Non-Profits
The federal tax code states that 501(c)(3) organizations are “prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in - or intervening in - any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for elective public office.
How to Celebrate Pride Month Jewishly During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted how Jewish communities across North America engage with one another, and so many folks have taken on this unique challenge in incredible ways.
8 Ways to Celebrate Hanukkah that Don’t Involve Gifts
Instead of eight days of gifts, here are eight ways to celebrate Hanukkah with your kids that relate the story and celebration for your enjoyment and to help you refocus your approach:
What to Expect at a Jewish Funeral
Jewish tradition teaches that human beings are created in the image of God (Genesis 1:26). This is the underpinning of all of the rituals and customs that make up a Jewish funeral.
Jewish Views on Women's Rights & Reproductive Choice
Although an unborn fetus is precious and to be protected, Reform Judaism views the life and well-being of the birth parent as paramount, placing a higher value on existing life than on potential life.
8 Must-Read Books for the Jewish Social Justice Advocate
The more we learn and challenge ourselves, the more our communities have the capacity to become bastions of diversity, equity, and inclusion. These books can help prepare you in your and your community’s fight against oppression.
Ask Tina: What is a Pogach?
Q: I have a memory of my aunt bringing an individual serving of a dome-shaped pastry from a Bronx, New York bakery when she came to visit. It had a buttery taste and could be toasted in a toaster oven. My aunt's family is from the Ukraine, but I think the pastry may have Rumanian roots.
What to Expect at a Baby Naming
Jewish babies are given Hebrew names shortly after they are born. Usually, a brief ceremony is performed, which often includes family members of the new baby.
10 Jewish LGBTQ+ Affirming Children’s Books
So many of us who identify as LGBTQ+ grew up with little to no queer/trans representation in the media we consumed. While there is still a long way to go in normalizing LGBTQ+ identities in children’s media, kids can now see themselves and their families represented in many ways, including in the books they read.