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The Mitzvah of Making Your Own Matzah
Each year during Passover tradition tells us to rid our houses of chametz (items that are not Kosher for Passover) and stock up on Kosher for Passover foods like macaroons, fruits and vegetables, and...
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NFTY-MV: Understanding Modern Day Slavery
by Jackie Heymann Each year, as the grocery stores begin to display their Pesach foods, I, without fail, think to myself “Passover time already?!” I think that it is more safe to say that the majority...
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The Tamchui Project: Teaching Kids the Mitzvah of Helping Those in Need
by Jacki Hart and Stephanie Rotsky Still relatively green as parents, choosing a school for our then-4-year-old and nearly-6-year-old felt like a major “grown up” responsibility. What would they...
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Israel Turns 65: Special Yom Ha’atzmaut Live Broadcast
Celebrate Israel’s birthday with the Reform Movement! You’re invited to join friends from across the world for a special celebration of Israel’s 65th Birthday, broadcast live from Kehillat Yozma in...
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Israel Pauses to Remember its Fallen
Sirens were sounded throughout Israel at 8 PM on Sunday night and 11 AM this morning in Israel, in memory of the more than 25,000 fallen Israeli soldiers and terror victims. As the Jewish state...
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Hectic Times, in the Very Best Way
Despite the fact that summer, with its hopefully slower pace, is just around the corner, the last few weeks have been packed! At the end of April, I joined 117 congregational presidents who had...
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Tishah B’Av 5773 in Retrospect: Reflections from a Neo-Classical Reform Jew
by Jordan Friedman This year, I did something I’ve never really done before in my entire life. I observed Tishah B’Av. I went to the home of a very dear friend who is used to marking the solemn day...
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Internet Round-Up: The Best Jewish Stories on the Web
Here are just a few of the recent stories from across the webosphere that speak directly to (and about) Reform Jews. What Jewish stories have you been reading recently? Leave a comment and let us...
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May the New Year Be a Good Year for Us
Shana tovah u’metukah (a good and sweet new year) from all of us here at the Religious Action Center! As we prepare to leave 5773 behind us and welcome in 5774, we pause to reflect on the closing...
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How a Whole Congregation Wrote its Rabbi’s Yom Kippur Sermon
Utilizing a process called the Social Sermon, I developed my Yom Kippur morning sermon this year in partnership with Facebook Friends, TED ,and a group of insightful congregants. To be blunt, this...
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What the B’nai Mitzvah Revolution Is (and Is Not)
The Journal of Youth Engagement is an online forum of ideas and dialogue for those committed to engaging youth in vibrant Jewish life and living. Join the discussion and become a contributor....
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A Special Worship Service for Jews with Disabilities and Their Families
by Nancy Crown When I was called to meet with a member of my synagogue’s Congregation-Based Community Organizing Committee, I almost declined. I was asked to think about what the temple could do that...
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A Passover Social Action Update from the RAC
Every year I look forward to Passover, when we gather with family and friends, share a festive meal, and retell the story of our exodus from Egypt – with all the lessons applied to today’s urgent...
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ROR Stands with Ruth: Omer Week One
Slavery. The story of the Exodus from Egypt is universal and it is epic and it is an archetype that spans across the centuries. It is a deeply personal story. The Children of Israel stand at the edge...
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ROR Stands with Ruth: Omer Week Two
This week, we recall the value of Gevurah – strength through judgement. We are taught that true strength must always be tempered by wisdom just as justice is balanced by mercy. We are given the...
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Is Your Congregation on the Map?
Our Yom Kippur Gift of Life drives recruitment effort is well under way. We are hardly into spring, yet already, over 30 congregations have committed to swabbing their cheeks this Yom Kippur! We’ve...
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Tishah B’Av 5773 in Retrospect: Reflections from a Neo-Classical Reform Jew
by Jordan Friedman This year, I did something I’ve never really done before in my entire life. I observed Tishah B’Av. I went to the home of a very dear friend who is used to marking the solemn day...
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Internet Round-Up: The Best Jewish Stories on the Web
Here are just a few of the recent stories from across the webosphere that speak directly to (and about) Reform Jews. What Jewish stories have you been reading recently? Leave a comment and let us...
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How a Whole Congregation Wrote its Rabbi’s Yom Kippur Sermon
Utilizing a process called the Social Sermon, I developed my Yom Kippur morning sermon this year in partnership with Facebook Friends, TED ,and a group of insightful congregants. To be blunt, this...
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Eight Ways Your Congregation Can Be More Welcoming for the High Holidays
The High Holidays are a special time in the Jewish calendar, a time when many unaffiliated Jews (those who are not members of a congregation) may feel the need to connect to the broader Jewish...
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