5777 Rosh HaShanah Sermon Roundup
It is hardly surprising that 2016/5777 was an interesting Rosh HaShanah for rabbis and sermons. I hope you will enjoy all these sermons and find them as meaningful as I did.
Mark J. Pelavin
Rabbinic Responses (and More) to Yesterday's Orlando Nightclub Shooting
I spent most of yesterday in the car, sitting in traffic, trying to make conversation with my wife, and thinking about the unfathomable horror of the massacre in Orlando.
Bring the Magic of Biennial to Your Congregation
As director of the URJ Biennial, the number one question I’m asked is “How can we bring the magic of the Biennial to our whole congregation?”
Bringing Biennial Home is the answer!
Blockbuster Achievements and Coming Attractions: The URJ in 2016
According to box office reports, I was not the only person who saw the new Star Wars movie over the long New Year holiday weekend.
In addition to having a great time for a couple of hours, I was struck by what a Reform approach the moviemakers took.
How so?
Six Biennial Takeaways for Our Congregations
Although the URJ’s Biennial 2015 is behind us, those terrific five days in Orlando will resonate loudly and clearly for a long time to come.