Hanukkah may be really “early” this year, but Cycle for Good is ready to roll. Spinning wheels will complement spinning dreidels as the second annual Movement-wide stationary bike event called … Continued
Parashat Noach (Genesis 6:9-11:32)
“This is the line of Noach. Noach was a righteous man; blameless in his age; Noach walked with God.” (Genesis 6:9) Parashat Noach tells the story of the end of … Continued
Parashat B’reishit (Genesis 1:1-6:8)
“A river issues forth from Eden to water the garden, and from there it is divided and becomes four headwaters.” (Genesis 2:10) Volume VII of The Melton Center for Jewish … Continued
Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot (Intermediate Shabbat of Sukkot) (Exodus 33:12-34:26)
“You shall make the festival of weeks with the first offering of the wheat harvest and the festival of the harvest shall be at the changing of the year.” (Ex. … Continued
40 Years After Yom Kippur War Brings Reflection
On the holiest day of the year, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the Jewish world paused for 25 hours for self-examination and reflection. For Israelis, there is a sense … Continued
Yom Kippur (Leviticus 16:1-16:34)
“It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you shall afflict yourselves; an eternal decree.” (Leviticus 16:31) The Torah reading for Yom Kippur describes the ritual for purification … Continued
Parashat Ha-azinu (Deuteronomy 23:1-32:52)
“The Rock! His deeds are perfect, yea, all his ways are just.” (Deut. 32:4) The most frequently uttered phrase this past week in the Jewish world is probably, “I can’t … Continued
Parashat Nitzavim-Vayelech (Deuteronomy 29:9-31:30)
“See, I set before you this day life and prosperity, death and adversity.” (Deut. 30:15) We read two parashot (portions) this week because of the way the Jewish calendar is … Continued
Parashat Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8)
“Therefore observe faithfully all the terms of this covenant, that you may succeed in all that you undertake.” (Deut. 29:8) Parashat Ki Tavo, like many of the parashot (portions) in … Continued
Generation Exit: Keeping Millenials on Staff
How can we nurture the next generation of professional leaders if they are heading toward the door? Read management expert Haydon Shaw’s prescription in the latest issue of JCC Circle.