Here is Our Light, edited by Rabbi Miriam Jerris and Sheila Malcolm, is a collection of original liturgical pieces and short liturgical commentaries. Although Humanistic
“And in towns across the country It’s color that divides When in working men and ladies We could find our common side” What a respite
So many of the words of our high holidays machzor describe our God as melech, king, judging us from on high. For many of us,
I would like to try to understand the essence of this day by way of one of Judaism’s oldest, most resilient, most beloved and most reviled prayers: U’Netanah Tokef, the early-Musaf journey into fear and trembling, human powerlessness, and the most desperate plea for Divine mercy.
The week-long retreat of the National Havurah Committee is looking for liturgists, musicians, and social justice educators in August 2016.
Do you use the everyday to connect to the holy, or the holy to connect to the everyday? The month of Elul and Yomim Noraim
The Jewish community has a long way to go before every member is treated, “betzelem elohim,” in God’s image, regardless of disability.
Repentance shouldn’t be about wallowing in guilt. In his sermon last night, my rabbi spoke about this at length. It’s something I’ve thought about before,