Why BBYO is Our Partner
4 Ways Including Teens in Our Biennial Delegation Changed Our Congregation
In my six years as the youth group director at Temple Sinai in in Stamford, CT, we have seen lots of growth.
German Lemon Tart
Learn the long-held family secret that was uncovered thanks to this lemon cake recipe.
7 Ways to Celebrate Tu BiShvat – Even in the Winter
Prayers & Blessings
Purim Superhero
Repairing the World: The Legislative Assistant Experience
If someone told me as a high school senior that after graduating college, I’d find myself working in Washington, D.C. for the largest Jewish denomination in North America, I would have been skeptical. In the years following my Bar Mitzvah, I barely set foot in temple.
Repairing the World: What the Legislative Assistant Experience Means to Me
I am only 22, yet I’ve been empowered to represent the represent the Reform Jewish Movement at coalition meetings, and strategize responses to the administration’s cruel immigration and refugee policies.
Pineapple Tart Rugelach
Lauren shares her pineapple tart rugelach recipe, which represents the marriage of a Peranakan pineapple tart and a Jewish rugelach.
Shaareinu: The “Collateral Good” Cannot be Overstated
The leaders of Temple Beth Torah, a community that always has held inclusion and acceptance as core tenets, realized a few years ago that we were not doing a good job of welcoming those who face physical, emotional, or cognitive challenges. We recognized, too, that by excluding even one family member from participating in Jewish life, we were effectively excluding the entire family. Including all who wish to join in the life of the synagogue enriches each of us, so our lack of welcome was painful for too many families, which in turn hurt our congregation and the broader Jewish community.