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Cakes and Miracles: A Purim Tale
Even though Hershel can no longer see, he remembers what things looked like before he lost his sight - and creates beautiful shapes from his mother’s hamentashen dough. His cookies earn him a compliment and a possible future job from the town baker.
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah - Podcast Transcripts
Tune in weekly to hear Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union For Reform Judaism, offer divrei Torah (insights into the weekly Torah portion) to help open up Jewish thought and its contemporary influence on your life.
Fain Award Criteria
The Irving J. Fain Award seeks to honor URJ congregations that work to create a world filled with justice, compassion, and wholeness.
18 Questions to Ask Your Child After Summer Camp
After your child returns from jewish summer camp and catches up on sleep, what do you ask to avoid the dreaded "We did fun stuff" response?
Get Involved with RAC-TX's School Finance Reform Campaign
So you've registered for RAC-TX's Austin Advocacy Days (March 25-26) ... now what? There are many strategic ways to prepare for our gathering at the state capitol in late March.
Unmasking Shakespeare
What if the Shakespeare legacy is a charade designed to conceal the author’s true identity? And what if the real playwright was a Jewish woman who dared not acknowledge her authorship in Elizabethan England?
11 Things to Know About a M'gillah Reading
Purim, a Jewish holiday in late winter, celebrates Queen Esther and her cousin Mordechai and how they saved the Jews of Persia from an extermination plot by Haman, the king’s vizier. Central to the observance is a public reading – usually in the synagogue – of the Book of Esther (M’gillat Esther, the M’gillah), which tells the story of the holiday.
The Leo Frank Case
Leo Frank was born in Brooklyn. In 1907, he went to Atlanta to become a co-owner and supervisor at his uncle's factory, the National Pencil Company.
America's Journey for Justice
Thank you for your interest in taking part in America’s Journey for Justice with the NAACP and the Reform Movement!