December 14-18 - The 6,000
attendees at the
URJ's 71st Biennial conference near Washington, DC - the
largest ever - heard from national and
international leaders and saw a historic changeover of leadership. The URJ recommitted itself to cultivating the next generation through the
Campaign for Youth Engagement and announced a new emphasis on
reaching North American Jews both inside and outside the walls of its
congregations.
Did You Attend? We Want to Hear From You! Did you have an incredible Biennial experience? Do you have comments or suggestions you'd like to share? Please take 10 minutes to complete this Biennial evaluation. Your feedback is invaluable and will be used as we prepare for the 2013 Biennial in San Diego, CA.
By Davi Cheng. At a Saturday lay-led morning minyan in July, the sun rays shined onto the Torah from our sun roof just as our Torah readers prepare to chant from the scroll. Congregation Beth Chayhim Chadashim, Los Angeles.
By Robin Macklin. Two children of CBI Pre-School in Charlottesville, Virginia stand alongside two senior volunteer congregation members, admiring the stained glass that adorns the temple's small sanctuary.
By Phillip Katz. Every 28 years Jewish tradition tells us that the sun is in the same position that it was at the moment of creation. On April 8, 2009, led by Rabbi Marc Berkson. congregants of Emanu-El Bne Jeshurun held their first service in their new sanctuary designed by Phillip Katz to celebrate the occasion.
By Laura Jucha. Our congregation gathers every year at our local beach for Tashlich. The kids bring their shofars and we all toss breadcrumbs into the sea to symbolically toss our sins from the year! In this photo are Alex Felder and Nathan Strich, both 18 and from Temple Solel, Cardiff by the Sea, CA.
Rabbi Eric Yoffie: Shabbat Sermon December 17 - We gather again on this
Shabbat as a Reform family – experiencing together these precious hours
of sacred time, praying as only we know how.
