I Am Truly Undecided
I have always been very vocal about my opinions. I am a Zionist and a proud one at that. I have never steered away from a conversation about Israel, even as I did a semester there with URJ’s Heller High during my sophomore year of high school.
Arriving in Israel to Find Home
This is the story of one woman whose life was changed thanks to the support of Women of Reform Judaism.
Continuing to Educate and Empower People Together
As we head toward the end of the calendar year, there are many programs to attend, lots of holidays to prepare for, and plenty of important work to contribute to.
My Challah-Making Experience
Five days after the deadly attack by Hamas on Israel, Sisterhood of Congregation Emanu El, Houston hosted a program. I’m not sure Jewish life as we knew it would ever be the same, but it was meaningful for me to come together for a program in our temple.
A Month Into the War: My Thoughts and Reflections
I have sat down several times to write, but the emotions are so fluid, and the situation is constantly changing. I am writing this reflection now a month into the war. Who knows how things will be by the time you read this.
Let me relay what happened the
Dayenu: The Enrichment of Torah
Growing up at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, we, at least the girls, had little understanding of how Torah was really the centerpiece of Judaism.
An Update from The Reform Pay Equity Initiative
Experts are predicting that the gender-based wage gap will not be closed for another 100 years. That dire prediction does not bother me, however, because those experts have not met the social justice forces of Reform Judaism!
Violence Against Women In Times of War is Nothing New, and That Scares Me
Content Warning: This article mentions rape and sexual violence.
For as long as we have recorded our stories and history, war has led to the devaluing of women’s lives and an increase in violence against women.
As a mother, a rabbi, and the leader of a Jew
Evergreen: In Solidarity with the Jewish People
Trigger Warning: This article mentions rape.
Evergreen.
Parashat Noach
The following article was originally published in 2018, it has been updated in memory of Temma Gentles z”l.
When most people think of this week’s Torah portion, Parashat Noach, they think of the flood, the ark, and the animals.