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You Shall Be Holy

By Rabbi Ari Moffic

I will be speaking as part of Diversity Shabbat on Friday, April 25. The Torah portion for this Shabbat includes...

Religion, Spirituality

Rabbi Ari Moffic’s Sermon on Today’s Judaism

By Rabbi Ari Moffic

The following is my sermon given on March 7, 2014 at Temple Beth El in Munster, IN. The weekly Torah portions...

Professional Development, Professionals, Religion, Religious Life, Resources, Synagogue

Fun with the Hebrew Calendar

By Marilyn Wacks

There is a Jewish joke that says: Two Jews are in a synagogue, and one turns to the other as asks “when is Hannukah...

Treat Others with Honor

By Joshua Troderman

“Ben Zoma asks, ‘Who is worthy of honor? The one who treats others with honor.’” Pirkei Avot (4:1) My wife and...

Religion, Spirituality

Tell Your Congregants: Don’t Go

By Rabbi Ari Moffic

So many couples I marry have one partner who grew up at an area congregation but left after their bar or bat...

Policy, Religion, Religious Life, Synagogue

What Does it Mean to Be Welcoming

By Lindsey Silken

The following is a guest post by Gina Hagler, reprinted from her blog, Musings of Ruth I’ve been part of the...

Religion, Synagogue

Learn About Your Partner’s Heritage

By Rabbi Robyn Frisch

Even if You Don’t Plan To Convert, You Should Learn About Your Partner’s Religious Heritage: The Value of Introduction...

Relationships, Religious Education

The Carrot or the Stick: Musings from ‘The Runaway Bunny’

By Wendy Armon

I was recently giving a presentation about being sensitive to interfaith families and we talked about how Judaism...

Camp, Parenting, Parenting Stories, Religion, Religious Education

It’s OK to Go Alone

By Marilyn Wacks

Yesterday my husband asked for my advice about how to help a friend of his. His friend wanted to know how he...

Extended Family, Family, Religion, Spirituality, Synagogue

Shabbat Hanukkah in Paris

By Marilyn Wacks

The last week of November was Celebration Central for my husband and me. We flew to Paris for a cousin’s...

Religion, Shabbat, Synagogue

What Happens When Judaism Becomes Ethics?

By Rebecca Goodman

One of my favorite camp counselors from my youth, now a respected university instructor and demographer, Marc...

Clergy, Resources, Synagogue

The Welcome Mat: Interfaith Family Shabbat

By Wendy Armon

Many synagogues are holding their programs for Interfaith Family Shabbat this week and weekend. It is exciting...

Religion, Synagogue

Helping My Conservative Synagogue Find Balance

By Wendy Armon

The following post is by guest blogger Jodi Rosenfeld from the Philadelphia area. I sometimes feel like I am...

Motherhood, Parenting Stories, Young Kids

What Millenials Want from Us

By Rebecca Goodman

I recently had the opportunity to hear a presentation by Dr. Beth Cousens, a creative and strategic thinker, who works...

Religion, Synagogue

Membership Has Its Benefits

By Wendy Armon

Like many, I grew up in a community with lots of relatives and close family friends. I always knew that even...

Religion, Spirituality, Synagogue

The Spirituality of Mindfulness Meditation

By Rabbi Robyn Frisch

If someone had told me two years ago that I’d be spending a half hour most days of my life sitting on a cushion...

Spirituality

Accessing Judaism

By Rebecca Goodman

I recently attended the confirmation ceremony at a local congregation in the Bay Area. During the ceremony the...

Advocacy

family

The Blessing of the Parents

By Wendy Armon

I attended an informative and provocative session at Limmud Philly. This conference is held in several major...

Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Blessings, Synagogue

A Secular Jewish Alternative

By Wendy Armon

I have often wondered if, had I not been raised Jewish, I would convert to Judaism. I know many Jews who are...

Denominations, Synagogue

A New Conservative Approach to Conversion and Intermarriage

By Benjamin Maron

Crossposted to Jewschool. “I am worried that our present policy is internally conflicted and thus strategically...

Conversion

A Christian Bar Mitzvah?

By Benjamin Maron

I’ve watched this video a few times and I’m still not sure how I feel about this. Did you catch...

Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Family, Parenting, Religion

Understanding Our Commandments

By Rabbi Ari Moffic

We are half-way through one of our online classes, Preparing for a Bar or Bat Mitzvah in Your Interfaith Family....

Bar/Bat Mitzvah

Is There a Jewish Prayer for Thanksgiving?

By Benjamin Maron

There’s a great feature on JewishBoston.com called “Ask A Rabbi.” And you needn’t be...

Other Holidays Rituals

Rabbi Reverses Interfaith Marriage Policy

By Edmund Case

The Jewish Journal of Los Angeles has a powerful article today, Rabbi reverses interfaith marriage policy. The...

Clergy Weddings, Officiation

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