Jewish History

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22,202 CE: A Year With No Rosh HaShanah

Rabbi Mark Glickman

September 6, 2020

Soon, Jews around the world will celebrate the beginning of the Jewish new year, 5781, and many of us will do so not from our synagogues as usual, but rather from our homes, looking into our computer screens courtesy of Zoom or some other streaming technology.

Rabbi Max Chaiken wears a green shirt and blows the shofar

Torah Study

Navigating COVID: Our Ancestors Pointed the Way

Aron Hirt-Manheimer

August 25, 2020

Rabbi Max Chaiken, our Ten Minutes of Torah commentator for the Book of Deuteronomy, is the associate rabbi of Congregation Kol Ami in Los Angeles, CA. We talk to him about his Jewish journey and the ideas behind his commentaries.

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Women of Reform Judaism

The 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment: Celebration and Challenge

Ali Rosenblatt

Katie Wysong

August 18, 2020

One hundred years later, as we celebrate the centennial of this momentous occasion, we must also remember the women who the suffrage movement and the 19th Amendment left behind.

Martin Luther King and Rabbi Gendler walking

Social Justice

Following the Footsteps of the Prophets to Selma: A Conversation with Civil Rights Activist Rabbi Everett Gendler

Ali Rosenblatt

August 18, 2020

Rabbi Everett Gendler is known for his involvement in progressive causes, including the civil rights movement, nonviolence, and environmental justice.

Selichot Services

The Day the Music Died: Jewish Lessons from a Previous Plague

Lee B. Kass

August 10, 2020

As we consider our preparations for the Days of Awe, let us be thankful that science has permitted us to understand how plagues are spread and seek out knowledgeable guidance from those who can protect us in 2020.