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How a ‘bless our workforce’ approach can help us frame the journey back to the office
By Mark Young Despite the pandemic’s scores of significant stressors, many Jewish organizations have thrived…
Parashat Balak: Embracing Our Intuition to Lean In to Good, Love, and Blessing
By Mark S. Young Have you ever seen something beautiful others saw as ugly? Likewise,…
Is it time for a new partnership paradigm in our Jewish community?
By Doron Krakow Together we can lower the barriers to participation. More than 3,200 professionals…
Universal preschool: What could this mean for the Jewish community?
By Shma Koleinu What if Jewish early childhood centers embraced universal preschool by partnering with…
Positive Change Is Coming to Israel
By Leah Garber “Ani v’Atah”|“You and I (Will Change the World)” You and I will…
A PRIDE Round-Up From the JCC Movement
By Jane E. Herman The vision of the LGBTQIA+ initiative at the JCC mirrors the…
Parashat Sh’lach L’cha: Why the Fringes on My Tallit Draw Me Close to Sweet Memories
By Jane E. Herman “The Eternal said to Moses as follows: Speak to the Israelite…
Remembering Our Military Heroes at an Underwater Memorial
By Rabbi Irv Elson I wrote this short blog but a few hours after completing…
Parashat Naso: Like Gifts to the Divine, Every Human Being Has Value
By Rabbi Doniel Z. Kramer, Ph.D. This week’s Torah portion (Numbers 4:21-7:89), which almost always…
Parashat Bamidbar: Like the Wilderness, the Words of Torah Are for Everyone
By Rabbi Sarah Schechter This week, we begin reading from Sefer Bamidbar (the Book of…