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Chicago Sinai/Schiller School Partnership
Congregation adopts local at-risk public school.
Interfaith Initiative Against Gun Violence
The synagogue worked with other inter-faith religious groups to educate and speak out about gun control. Synagogue created interfaith group to educate community about gun control.
How to Use the URJ Reflection Tool
We recently introduced the URJ Reflection Project, a tool for the High Holidays that can be found at reflect.reformjudaism.org. Here, we share suggestions of how to use its many ideas with your congregation.
With Wounds Still Open, We Ask: Where is God?
I do not believe that God sent us COVID-19, and I do not believe God will cure it. That is for humans to do, using our God-given intellect and ambition to develop the vaccines and treatments that will help stop the spread of this natural virus.
Your Guide to Fasting (or Not) on Yom Kippur
For many Jews, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is a fasting holiday – a day during which we abstain from eating, drinking, and even brushing our teeth or using perfumes. (Learn more about what we abstain from and why.)
Union For Reform Judaism Announces Riva Silverman Will Join URJ Executive Team As Vice President Of Philanthropy
Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) President Rabbi Rick Jacobs and Chair of the Board of Trustees Daryl Messinger announced today that Riva Silverman will join the URJ’s executive leadership team as Vice President of Philanthropy.
We Are Still In: One Congregation's Fight Against Climate Change
During the month of Elul, we engaged in reflection in hopes of spiritual return, or t’shuvah. The Green Team at Temple Israel Boston (TI)&n
We are Still In: My Congregation's Fight Against Climate Change
Here are some ways that you, as an individual, can engage in climate change mitigation.
How to Turn Your Home into a Sanctuary for the High Holidays
Like our ancestors before us, we must again bring worship “inside” and create a sacred space at home while we are in front of our computers.