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Beruriah’s Wisdom: Everything we have is borrowed from a Divine source
Posted by Jodi Rosenfeld | Mar 22, 2021 | Spiritual Practice, Text Resources | 0
The Death of Aaron
Posted by Rabbi Janine Jankovitz Pastor | Jul 8, 2020 | Text Resources | 0
Never Again: Expanding Our Hearts
Posted by Rabbi Adam Lavitt | Apr 8, 2020 | Justice, Text Resources | 0
Pursuing Justice
Posted by Rabbi Leila Gal Berner | Oct 29, 2018 | Justice, Text Resources | 0
Merit
Posted by David Ebenbach | Oct 29, 2018 | Text Resources | 0
The Priestly Blessing in Light of the Murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor
by May Ye | Mar 31, 2021 | Race, Text Resources | 0
How might we transform the traditional words of our liturgy to address our pain and commitment?
Beruriah’s Wisdom: Everything we have is borrowed from a Divine source
by Jodi Rosenfeld | Mar 22, 2021 | Spiritual Practice, Text Resources | 0
What if we were to understand divinity as the source from which we borrow all that we have — our loved ones, our bodies, our material possessions, our memories?
The Death of Aaron
by Rabbi Janine Jankovitz Pastor | Jul 8, 2020 | Text Resources | 0
How do we imagine the death of Aaron, the High Priest — the pursuer of peace, the brother of Moses?
Never Again: Expanding Our Hearts
by Rabbi Adam Lavitt | Apr 8, 2020 | Justice, Text Resources | 0
We celebrate our liberation from slavery on Pesakh, and we work for the liberation of all those who remain oppressed, including undocumented people held in ICE prisons.
Pursuing Justice
by Rabbi Leila Gal Berner | Oct 29, 2018 | Justice, Text Resources | 0
We must teach these words to our children. We cannot afford to be distracted; the world depends on us.
Merit
by David Ebenbach | Oct 29, 2018 | Text Resources | 0
The mystics of Safed taught that we should not begin our prayers without first adopting the proper...
A Footnote to “Reconstructing Judaism”
by Rabbi Mel Scult | Oct 29, 2018 | Spiritual Practice, Text Resources | 0
In a depressed mood, Kaplan found the following prayer helpful. He hoped to “reconstruct himself.”...
We Value the Questions
by Rabbi Sarah Newmark | Oct 29, 2018 | Text Resources, Why Be Jewish? | 0
Why becoming Jewish is attractive.
A Pesah Tale
by Rabbi Fredi Cooper | Oct 29, 2018 | Text Resources | 0
“Rabbi Elazar son of Azaria said: Here, I might as well be seventy years old, and still, I could...
Developing a Jewish Identity: A Mystery
by Rabbi Sarah Newmark | Oct 29, 2018 | Identity, Text Resources | 0
People begin to form a Jewish identity in a myriad of ways.
Justice Work is a Mitzvah
by Rabbi Jacob Staub | Sep 28, 2018 | Justice, Text Resources | 0
How do we work to make things better? This interpretation of the morning Shaharit offers a way in: to act in spiritual alignment with creation for a more equitable and just world.
Communities of Commitment
by Rabbi David A. Teutsch | Sep 3, 2018 | Community, Text Resources | 0
Community can only exist on mutual interconnection and commitment, but more than ever, congregations fear asking for that level of engagement from members for fear of scaring them off.
Micah’s Message
by Rabbi Barbara Penzner | Sep 3, 2018 | Justice, Text Resources | 0
How can we feel sorrow and embrace joy at the same time? This is a question for all of us, but one that especially speaks to social justice activists.
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by Evolve | Sep 3, 2018 | Text Resources | 0
Explore short reflections on inspiring texts.
Our Responsibility
by Rabbi David A. Teutsch | Aug 28, 2018 | Israel/Palestine, Text Resources | 0
Drawing from teachings in the Babylonian Talmud, Rabbi David Teutsch teaches that “silence is consent.” For American Jewish communities, keeping silent about injustice emerging in Israel makes Jews complicit in those acts of injustice.
