Jewish Values

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Jewish Values

13 Jewish Stories about Moms for Mother’s Day

Kate Bigam Kaput
Throughout the years, we at ReformJudaism.org have been honored to publish countless essays about families, many of them with a focus on motherhood. We’ve shared stories from mothers, about mothers, honoring late mothers, and hoping for motherhood.
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Yom HaShoah

On Yom HaShoah, Hear the Message of the Saved Remnant

Aron Hirt-Manheimer
 April 7, 2021
My mother’s answer to hate is love. When I asked her what she wishes for herself and for the world, she said, “For myself good health, so I can be good to others. For the world, peace not war. No bad person wins in the end. What did Hitler achieve?”
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Jewish Values

My Big Question: God, The Milky Way, Miracles, and More

Richard Reiss
 April 7, 2021
The enormous question for me, then, has always been: Is God watching? When I began to understand computers, I realized that, yes, one thing could follow billions of people if those people were nothing more than data points on a revolving planet with polar icecaps.