Strengthening Congregations

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COVID-19

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.  

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Strengthening Congregations

Clergy and Professionals Need a Break in October

Amanda Orgel Ferguson
 September 27, 2021
My rabbi has explained that, after the Jewish month of Tishrei—which includes Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, and Sh’mini Atzeret-Simchat Torah—we have the month of Cheshvan, with no holiday other than Shabbat. Rabbi Block and I find great wisdom in this reality: We need a time of rest, symbolized by Shabbat, this Cheshvan, which significantly overlaps with October.
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Yom Kippur

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.