Why Be Jewish?
Daf Yomi While Sheltering in Place
Posted by Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer | May 25, 2020 | Why Be Jewish?
Beyond Life Itself: A Letter to My Daughters on the Question of ‘Why Be Jewish’...
Posted by Bryan Schwartzman | Oct 29, 2018 | Why Be Jewish?
We Value the Questions
Posted by Rabbi Sarah Newmark | Oct 29, 2018 | Text Resources, Why Be Jewish?
Patriotism, Religion and Culture
Posted by Rabbi Dennis C. Sasso | Oct 29, 2018 | Why Be Jewish?
Seven Essential Jewish Practices
Posted by Rabbi Elliott Tepperman | Oct 29, 2018 | Why Be Jewish?
A Path Back to Jewish Living
by Bette Birnbaum | Sep 8, 2020 | God, Why Be Jewish?
I experienced the God I could believe in — One who inhered in the divinity of human striving here on earth.
Daf Yomi While Sheltering in Place
by Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer | May 25, 2020 | Why Be Jewish?
We read the conversations of rabbis scrupulously considering a sacrificial system no longer operative in their time, and wonder: Was this a resilience practice in their shaky reality? Certainly, our study takes us out of our indeterminate present.
Beyond Life Itself: A Letter to My Daughters on the Question of ‘Why Be Jewish’?
by Bryan Schwartzman | Oct 29, 2018 | Why Be Jewish?
A father explains why he feels Judaism is so important for his daughters: offering them a sense of identity, a source of resilience, worldwide connections, ethical guidance and spiritual wisdom.
We Value the Questions
by Rabbi Sarah Newmark | Oct 29, 2018 | Text Resources, Why Be Jewish?
Why becoming Jewish is attractive.
Patriotism, Religion and Culture
by Rabbi Dennis C. Sasso | Oct 29, 2018 | Why Be Jewish?
“I am a Jew, an American and a humanist — in no specific order.”
Seven Essential Jewish Practices
by Rabbi Elliott Tepperman | Oct 29, 2018 | Why Be Jewish?
Seven essential Jewish practices that are the most valuable for living a life of connected purpose with a full awareness of its many blessings.
Affirming My Jewish Identity
by Rabbi Nina Mandel | Aug 28, 2018 | Text Resources, Why Be Jewish?
Rabbi Nina Mandel admits her discomfort with a line from Birkhot Hashakhar, the morning blessings, and examines why thanking God for making her “a Jew” brings about such complicated feelings.
Why Bother With Judaism?
by Rabbi Michael Strassfeld | Aug 28, 2018 | Why Be Jewish?
In this speech from the 2017 RRA convention, Rabbi Michael Strassfeld reflects on redemption, responsibility and embodying Torah as Jewish leaders and community members.
Hallah
by Rabbi Fredi Cooper | Aug 28, 2018 | Text Resources, Why Be Jewish?
Hallah-making is the practice and transmission of family story and connection to Judaism.
A Dwelling Place for Divinity
by Rabbi Josh Jacobs-Velde | Aug 21, 2018 | Text Resources, Why Be Jewish?
Rabbi Josh Jacobs-Velde discusses the power of Exodus 25:8, as the line evokes the possibility for spiritual transformation within the human body, as we seek to discover the sanctuary contained within ourselves.
A Tool of Awareness
by Rabbi Jeremy Schwartz | Aug 21, 2018 | Text Resources, Why Be Jewish?
Torah, or more broadly, Jewish civilization, is a tool of awareness. It keeps us awake to the world around us and demands that we respond with holy consciousness.
The Blessing of Being Jewish
by David Ebenbach | Aug 8, 2018 | Text Resources, Why Be Jewish?
Why should we thank God for having made us Jewish each day during the morning blessings? Professor David Ebenbach divines possible answers to this question: receiving mitzvot, Jewish community, spirituality or having to wrestle with the challenges brought
Why Be Jewish?
by Evolve | May 8, 2018 | Why Be Jewish?
How do Jewish living and study make our lives richer and more meaningful?
Why Be Jewish?
by Rabbi Nick Renner | Oct 6, 2017 | Why Be Jewish?
Rabbi Nick Renner uses unique examples from his rabbinic career to explore the blessings offered by being Jewish and taking part in Jewish communal life.
Shabbat
by Rabbi Jacob Staub | Jul 26, 2017 | Text Resources, Why Be Jewish?
From the Guide to Jewish Practice
