What is Reform Judaism?

Rabbi Michael Dolgin holds hands with two young children beneath a prayer shawl in the middle of synagogue pews
Torah Study

Judaism Is a Deep and Powerful Tradition that Belongs to Us All

Aron Hirt-Manheimer
Rabbi Michael Dolgin, our Genesis commentator for Ten Minutes of Torah, is passionate about community engagement, interfaith and intercultural understanding, and tikkun olam. We caught up with him on how his Torah commentaries speak to some of the critical issues of our time.
Person dressed up at home while lighting Shabbat candles in a living room setting
Jewish Values

Shabbat as Alternate Time, Especially During the Pandemic

Michele Braun

Friday’s sunset could be no different than Thursday’s, a time marker notching off another day or another week, but Shabbat requires us to mark a more substantial difference,  Regularity is key to keep track of our lives between other Jewish times and when days blur into each other.

Wholly Jewish: Leonard: Creating Seats at the Queer Jewish Table

Shira Kline
Hosted by Jewish performance and ritual artist Shira Kline (she/her), a.k.a. ShirLaLa, this season features interviews with LGBTQIA+ Jews from the Union for Reform Judaism's JewV'Nation Fellowship. Follow along as they share their experiences in Jewish spaces, how their queerness and their Judaism intersect, and their visions of a more
What is Reform Judaism?
Cantor Laura Stein and Rabbi Sandy Bogin lead Shabbat worship services behind a loudspeaker
Jewish Values

The Power of Shabbat, Even Over the Loudspeaker

Cantor Laura Stein, LMSW

Even as structure and routine begin to crumble, ritual observances don’t stop for the virus. As did many generations of Jews before us, we must adapt ritual to this unprecedented way of life, and Shabbat services, a mainstay for nursing home residents, necessitated creative adaptation.