Over the past few weeks, our community shared multiple occasions when our children led us in prayer. Singing has always been my [...]

Today marks the eighth and final day of Passover. In Israel and in most Reform communities, many Jews only observe seven days [...]

Silver Dollars: Connecting Across the Generations The Passover seder is a singular learning experience because the entire family is invited to share in [...]

This week’s Torah portion, Sh'mini, and the two parshiyot following contain the origins of Jewish dietary laws and an outline of the foods that are [...]

A good story is worth revisiting. Without a doubt, the novel I have read cover to cover more than any other is [...]

צָעֲקוּ וַיהֹוָה שָׁמֵעַ ... קָרוֹב יְהֹוָה לְנִשְׁבְּרֵי־לֵב “They [the children of Israel] cry and God listens…God is close to the broken-hearted” (Psalm [...]

Our tradition teaches that different intervals of the year can be characterized by specific emotional traits. For instance, the summer month of [...]

“Rest will simply make us more human.” –Tricia Hersey, American poet and performerEvery week, I meet with twelve and thirteen year old students [...]