Why Be Jewish?
A Path Back to Jewish Living
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
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’?
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
Why becoming Jewish is attractive.
Patriotism, Religion and Culture
“I am a Jew, an American and a humanist — in no specific order.”
Seven Essential Jewish Practices
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
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?
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
Hallah-making is the practice and transmission of family story and connection to Judaism.
A Dwelling Place for Divinity
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
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
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?
How do Jewish living and study make our lives richer and more meaningful?
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
From the Guide to Jewish Practice
Evolve is a project of Reconstructing Judaism
