Last Shabbat, our congregant Ellen Kraftsow-Kogan offered a beautiful presentation on “Understanding Profound Moments.” Her focus on love was inspiring and provoked a lot of thought and conversation, both during the service […]
by Rabbi Bill Kuhn All too often, we Reform Jews have a difficult time discussing God. Sophisticated, cosmopolitan Jews of the 21st Century cannot relate easily to the ancient biblical […]
To read Ahron Weiner’s own words about his photographs, click here. Have you walked into RS’ Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art in the last few weeks? The new PMJA show, […]
Our Visioning Initiative Weekend with Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman (click here for Friday’s sermon) provided a meaningful and scholarly foundation for our community to immerse in profound conversations that will transform and […]
Debbie Friedman’s (of blessed memory) pursuit of relevance and meaning, written about in the last post, “Debbie Friedman: A Spiritual Legacy,” is not only an inspiration, but also a challenge. As Pirke […]
I remember a family car ride to the end of Long Island. I was 15 years old and my father decided it was his mission for me to become involved […]
I have always loved mazes. When I was in Hawaii a few years ago, I visited the giant pineapple maze of the Dole Plantation. When studying in England, I visited […]
by Rabbi Jill Maderer “My House Shall Be Called a House of Prayer for All People.” All people? What does the prophet Isaiah mean when he says “all people?” We […]
by Rabbi Jill Maderer When I prayed with Women of the Wall (WOW) in 1996, I never imagined that in 2010, women would still be prohibited from raising their voices […]
As we thank God for the miracles of light and of freedom, have a Happy Hanukkah! For instructions, text and audio of the Hanukkah blessings, click here. And please join […]
