Why Be Jewish?
A Path Back to Jewish Living
Posted by Bette Birnbaum | Sep 8, 2020 | God, Why Be Jewish? | 0
Daf Yomi While Sheltering in Place
Posted by Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer | May 25, 2020 | Why Be Jewish? | 0
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? | 0
We Value the Questions
Posted by Rabbi Sarah Newmark | Oct 29, 2018 | Text Resources, Why Be Jewish? | 0
Patriotism, Religion and Culture
Posted by Rabbi Dennis C. Sasso | Oct 29, 2018 | Why Be Jewish? | 0
Process Theology and Seeing the Divine in the Other: A Reading of Brad Artson and Emmanuel Levinas
by Adam Strater | May 1, 2021 | God, Why Be Jewish? | 0
We find the divine in the face of the other. Everything is interrelated, including God.
A Path Back to Jewish Living
by Bette Birnbaum | Sep 8, 2020 | God, Why Be Jewish? | 0
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? | 0
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? | 0
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? | 0
Why becoming Jewish is attractive.
Patriotism, Religion and Culture
by Rabbi Dennis C. Sasso | Oct 29, 2018 | Why Be Jewish? | 0
“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? | 0
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? | 0
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? | 0
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? | 0
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? | 0
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? | 0
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? | 0
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? | 0
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? | 0
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.
