COVID-19

Hands on a keyboard with a seder plate on the computer screen

Digital Content to Enliven Your Passover 2021 Seder

the staff of the URJ and other Reform Movement partners

March 1, 2021

You already know how to host a beautiful, profound, and Jewishly meaningful seder. What you may not yet know, though, is how to re-imagine your usual traditions to incorporate digital content that will enliven this year’s virtual rendition of your seder.

Worship

New & Updated Resources: Preparing for the High Holidays in Challenging Times

Cantor Rosalie Will

Rabbi Leora Kaye

July 20, 2020

Partner organizations of the Reform Movement are offering the best collaborative thinking and the most comprehensive resources to guide your visioning and planning.

Strengthening Congregations

Cheshbon Hanafesh for Your Congregation

Amy Asin

September 13, 2021

The High Holiday season is an important time of personal and communal reflection, including your congregation’s leadership. This can also be a time of reflection for your congregation’s leadership.

Rabbi Rick Jacobs

Blame Ourselves, Not God

Rabbi Rick Jacobs

August 30, 2021

Blaming God for such tragedies is theologically problematic; blaming God for failed human policies is blasphemous. This idea is worth considering as we cope with the devastating aftermath of the multiple disasters confronting us.

COVID-19

Celebrating Your Jewish Community’s Reopening

Jan Zauzmer

July 12, 2021

Reopening means so much more than unlocking doors, turning on lights, and resuming routines. As we enter 5782, it means reconnecting with one another, reigniting the bonds of friendship, and reestablishing our affiliation.