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Perfect Weather for a NFTY T-Shirt: Chance Encounters and Shared Humanity
“I was in NFTY!” a stranger told me, spotting my years-old T-shirt. This feeling of knowing all of us, that we truly did meet at Sinai, or at least a camp, provides comfort during uncomfortable times.
Shavuot History
Shavuot, known as the Festival of the Giving of the Torah, is reflected in the Bible, which recounts how, after the Exodus from Egypt, the Children of Israel proceeded to Mount Sinai in the desert.
Shavuot Slumber Party
It is a tradition to stay up all night and study Torah on Shavuot. In honor of this custom, have a Shavuot-themed slumber party and stay up late. These fun activities can help you pass the time productively.
This Year, Bring Torah into the Voting Booth
Taking Torah into the voting booth also means that pikuach nefesh, saving human life, is Judaism’s highest mitzvah, so consider your voting options carefully.
Crafting Jewish Tradition for Young Children: Morning Rituals
Just as you feed your child’s body with breakfast, you must feed your child’s soul with wonder, awe, and blessing.
Move Your Body, Strengthen Your Soul
There was a time in my life where I had a lot of trouble sleeping.
In Toledo, Asleep in the Room of the Moneylenders
We took advantage of our empty nest status to take a week-long trip to Spain this month, the first time in almost 20 years that we could travel at a time when schools weren’t on vacation.
Reform Movement Condemns Reprehensible Tel Aviv Bus Attack
NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 21, 2012 -- As Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism, arrives in Israel as part of a solidarity mission during this time of crisis in the Middle East, today's bus bombing in Tel Aviv strains efforts to achieve a lasting resolution to the escalating v
Stumbling on the Edge of Life
On one of my first visits to my friend Barbara's Brooklyn apartment, she led me into the kitchen where her mother sat at the table. "Ma," she said, "this is my friend Edie from school." "Sit, sit, let me look at you," Mrs.
Israel and the United Nations
The relationship between the UN and Israel has often been fraught.