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Community: Debbie Friedman’s Gift to Us
I thought I knew the work of Debbie Friedman. Debbie, whose second yahrzeit we observed this week, was a beloved and familiar presence at URJ Biennials, in our congregations, and at our camps. I...
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A Shehecheyanu Moment
It’s been more than a year since I left behind the Religious Action Center in Washington for the not-really-greener pastures of the Union’s headquarters in New York. I have always been a political...
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It’s Not Too Early to Make Your Biennial Travel Plans!
The 2013 URJ Biennial in San Diego will have all the learning, praying, singing, celebrating, and socializing that URJ Biennials have always had – but it will also have a number of new sessions that...
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Christian Leaders Offer Prayers, Consolation after Kansas Shooting
Our friends from the United Church of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) offered their sympathy this week for those affected by Sunday’s deadly shootings at two Jewish communities...
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First (Probably) Annual Rosh HaShanah Sermon Round-Up
What did Reform rabbis talk to their congregations about this Rosh HaShanah? Based on my totally non-scientific survey, Israel was far and away the most popular topic. (Read on for links to sermons by...
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Our Second Annual Rosh Hashanah Sermon Round-Up
This was the year that Reform rabbis spoke about race. More than 200 rabbis participated the NAACP’s Journey for Justice, and it gave rise to some powerful sermons. (Read on for links to sermons by...
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