Read: Cracked Open
September 10, 2024
Rabbi Deborah Waxman offers an Elul message responding to the murders of six Israeli hostages. It’s a prayer and invitation to crack our hearts and minds open with empathy and compassion.
Rabbi Deborah Waxman offers an Elul message responding to the murders of six Israeli hostages. It’s a prayer and invitation to crack our hearts and minds open with empathy and compassion.
In this Reconstructionist take on the month of Elul, Rabbi Alex Lazarus-Klein uses a metaphor from his stint in journalism.
This excerpt from “The Guide to Jewish Practice, Volume 2” outlines the history of this most solemn of Jewish holidays.
Rabbi Lily Solochek writes about how Tisha B’Av can help us find strength in one another.
Rabbi Sandra Lawson reflects on her identities as a Black, Jewish, queer rabbi and what her own journey has taught her about the importance of building bridges across diverse communities.
Looking to make sense of all that’s unfolding in American democracy and absorb it through a Jewish framework? Hoping to add new meaning to Tisha B’Av? Read on.
In these videos and written Q & A, one young mother shares about the heartbreaking loss of her 2-year-old daughter and how creating a new Jewish ritual, one steeped in Shabbat, helped her family celebrate love and face grief.
Rabbi Asher Sofman argues that, by pursuing diversity, equity and inclusion, congregations can be addresses for “shared experiences, shared relationships, shared practices, stories” and “the foundation for shared living.”
Learn how a group of writers are creating a ripple effect by crafting new Jewish rituals and liturgy and helping to increase Jewish relevancy in today’s world. And it’s not too late to register for their June 27 book launch!
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Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues
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