President's Forum
From the Executive Vice President
Letters to the Editor
From Our Congregations
What's in a Name?
Rabbi Gershon Weissman of Beth Haverim of Agoura Hills, California, traces his path from being Rabbi Gary Johnson.
Adding Our Own Words and Voices to the Service - Special Gifts in Poetry and Prose
The Bet Shalom Writers’ Group in Tucson, Arizona, adds its creativity to the spirituality of the holidays and beyond.
KOACH
A First for KOACH
Koach partners with Taglit-birthright israel to take young Conservative Jews with Asperger Syndrome to Israel.
Education Department
Small-Town Religious Schools Find Ways to Cope Creatively
Our education department’s consultants visit four small-town religious schools and are excited and impressed by what they find.
News from United Synagogue
Items from all around the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.
Law Committee Decision Signals Strength of Movement
The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards voted on teshuvot having to do with the status of gay men and lesbians; here some committee members discuss their votes.
Turned-On Kids
The Spokane Temple Beth Shalom Scholarship Fund for Jewish Youth ensures that the community’s young people have every opportunity to strengthen their bonds to the Jewish world.
Walking in a World of Spirit
Rabbi Jill Hammer tells us that there are many ways of being spiritual, some of them obvious, some of them not.
Why I Am A Conservative Jew
Stuart Eizenstat goes into detail about his long government service career and how he filtered what he saw through the lens of his Jewishness.
We Have Requirements
It’s really not so hard to be a pulpit rabbi. You just have to be perfect. Sung to a melody from Gilbert and Sullivan’s Mikado.
Spiritual Retirement - A Jewish Guide to Making Retirement Meaningful
Rabbi Henry Glazer has retired; he has not stopped learning or growing.
Forever Changed
Being part of a chevrah kadisha, preparing a body for burial, can change your life.
The Final Journey - A Tale of Two Cities
The pain of confronting the death of someone you love can be eased by a chevrah kadisha.
The Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center - A Home for Conservative Jews in Israel
North American Conservative Jews’ headquarters in Jerusalem is an extraordinary place.
A Fuchsberg Story - An Appreciation
A personal reminiscence of Shabbat at Fuchsberg.
Convention 2007 – Join Us!
United Synagogue’s biennial convention is set for November 29 through December 3 in Orlando, Florida. Here’s a preview.
Bringing Masorti Judaism Down Under
Masorti Judaism is represented in Melbourne, Australia, by Kehilat Nitzan.