Habari Gani? How My Family is Melding Kwanzaa and Hanukkah Customs
Teaching Children About Welcoming Guests (Hachnasat Or'chim)
Purim: It's More than Just a Carnival
I remember the Purim celebrations of my youth: homemade cardboard crowns wrapped in aluminum foil; groggers fashioned from Styrofoam cups, dried beans, and masking tape; my brothers dressed in bathrobes, beards and mustaches sketched on their faces. As in many other congregations, our Purim carnival was run by the youth group as a fundraiser, and when I reached high school, I became a planner instead of a participant. We planned games and activities that sounded like fun to us teenagers and would be enjoyed by the religious school kids who were our target audience. Neither preschool children nor their parents were part of the planning equation.
Resources for Combatting Islamophobia
Following the recent attacks in Paris in November 2015 and San Bernardino in December 20
Teach (and Practice) a New Jewish Value Each Night of Hanukkah
15 Jewish Recipes for a Soup-er Cozy Winter
Focusing on One Topic of Congregational Life Can Be a Game-Changer for Your Community
If your congregation spent 12-24 months focusing on one topic of your congregational life, could it transform your entire community? If you decided to really delve into engaging baby boomers or figuring out how to focus on social justice issues, could it be a game changer for your congregation? This year, we’re excited to launch four new Communities of Practice, and applications are open through May 9th, 2016.