Blessings in Jerusalem
RABBI SHLOMO TUCKER takes part in a movingly
personal Kurdish tradition at his new grandson’s
brit milah
Dancing at the Kotel: An Aliyah Journey
New olah BONNIE RIVA RAS discovers how different
life in Jerusalem can be, especially for women who
want to participate in services at Jerusalem’s holiest site
MERCAZ: Membership Matters
Mercaz president JANET TOBIN explains how we can
ensure religious pluralism in Israel
Shabbat in Gan Eden: Wrapping Up a Blessed Visit
Costa Rica’s eclectic Jewish community welcomed RABBI RICHARD HAMMERMAN and his wife for a special Shabbat
Halachah in the Modern World: Tefillin on a Plane
RABBIS AARON ALEXANDER and DANIEL
GREYBER study the issue
of praying with kavanah
(focus) within the
confines of an airplane
cabin
Building Dedicated Activists
Jewish World Watch’s DR. JANICE KAMENIR-REZNIK
describes how even 9-year-olds can become
committed to social action
Where Does the Bus Come From?
RABBI BENJAMIN ADLER reconnects with other
graduates of American Jewish World Service’s
programs serving those less fortunate around
the world
Growing Up Jewish
13-year-old SARAH GREENBERG wonders what
her life would be like if she lived in an area with
more Jewish resources
USY: Finally Being Me
For RACHEL POMERANCE, USY was exactly what
she needed to find and nurture her Jewish self
Absorbing Shabbat: Bringing Young Children to Shul
Going to Shabbat services every week connects SUE
COWAN’S young children with their religion and
the Jewish people
How Wonderful: A Visual Siddur for a New Generation
Jewish educator and
artist JULIE WOHL has
created a picture book
siddur for young children
and their parents
Sometimes We Say Hello
NAOMI DANIS uses simple photographs and ideas to
introduce young children to religious concepts
What I Want for My Children's Education
DANIEL HANDWERKER is looking for an innovative
model for Jewish education for his children that is
neither a day school nor an afternoon Hebrew
school
From Protestant to Sort-of-Jew to Fully Engaged Conservative Jew
JOANNE PALMER introduces a woman who as a
young teenager in Germany woke up one morning
and realized she didn’t believe in Jesus anymore
The Healing Power of "The King's Speech"
A lifelong stutterer, RABBI CHARLES E. SAVENOR
reacts to the Academy Award-winning movie
Civil Discourse in a Kehillah Kedoshah
In order to create and maintain sacred
communities, SARRAE CRANE urges us to listen
to other perspectives, no matter how
unappealing
Chicken Mojito in the Summertime
Chef JOE KESSLER-GODIN offers a mouthwatering
recipe
United Synagogue's Strategic Plan
As it approaches its 100th anniversary, JOANNE
PALMER introduces United Synagogue’s new
direction
Next Stop for Tour de Shuls: FJMC Convention in Surf City!
KENNETH TURKEWITZ invites all men to join the
bike ride, FJMC’s latest initiative geared to
healthy living
For the Love of a Good Book
ILLENE SCHAEFFER RUBIN describes the extent of
book programming for Women’s League members,
through affiliated sisterhood book groups and at
convention 2010
Report from an Interfaith Conference in Paris
Catholic-Jewish dialogue is the primary focus of
the conference attended by RABBI LEONARD
GORDON
Praying in the Water
A day at the beach offers
RABBI MICHAEL KATZ the
perfect metaphor for his
experiences with prayer
The Student Struggle Against the Holocaust
In the early 1940s, an inexperienced trio of
Jewish Theological Seminary students, including
RABBI DAVID GOLINKIN’S father, demonstrated that
it was possible to shape American Jewry’s response
to the approaching disaster