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A man and woman exchanging a Hanukkah gift in a bag patterned with colorful dreidels

Hanukkah: More Than Just Presents?

Katharine Nasielski

This weekend, we will gather together with family or friends (or, if you’re on the RAC staff, with 215 high school students at L’Taken) around the Chanukah lights, spin the dreidel, eat latkes and sufganyot and engage in the great “applesauce or sour cream” debate.

Rise up Maccabean Style for Rights of the Disabled

Rabbi Lynne Landsberg

Raechel Banks

The sages of the Talmud had a debate about how we are to light the Chanukah menorah: Should we begin with eight candles and remove one each night, or begin with one and add through the holiday?

Reform Jewish Leader Speaks at Chinese Embassy as Part of Torch Relay for Darfur

December 10, 2007

Saperstein: Lights—a symbol of freedom and hope.

UN Vote Calls Attention to U.S. Absence from Global Fight for Gay Rights

December 19, 2008

Saperstein: “It is shameful that the United States chose not to be a part of the first UN General Assembly declaration condemning state-sanctioned human rights abuses against LGBT people”

Saperstein Joins Faith Leaders to Promote ONE Sabbath Initiative

December 4, 2008

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Be a Lamplighter: A Reflection on Newtown and Darkness

Rabbi Sari Laufer

I have a bunch of blog posts brewing in my head, but felt like I couldn't write anything until I wrote about Newtown. But, what could I say? What can I say?

Congregational Life: Why I Joined, Why I Stayed

Donald C. Cutler

I was recently asked by someone I very much respect to address "the" question. So I started to write the answer in a post... about five times without any luck. The "Why does a 20-something join a Reform Congregation" question.

Let's Get Sustainable in 5771

This is the first post in our new "Let's Get Sustainable" blog post series - look for an e

The Melodies of the Four Questions: Mah Nishtanah Tunes for Passover

Do you remember the first time you were called upon to recite the four questions? There is nothing quite like the sound of the youngest child making a first attempt at the four questions. Proud parents at the ready silently mouthing the words lest the youngster should stumble and require...

Numbers, Stories, and a Long Tradition of Ritual

March 26, 2011

Parashat Sh'mini —the eighth day; how many of our parashiyot start with a number?