Whether wizened with age or “out of the mouth of babes” we celebrate the unique wisdom of all the students who participate in our Open Tent Be Mitzvah programs. This is also why we strive to make learning in our Open Tent inclusive and accessible. To continue making this possible, we have launched the Open… Read More from Making Jewish Learning Fiscally Accessible – Open Tent Be Mitzvah Scholarship Fund
Dear Judaism Your Way Community, Today, we are thrilled to share with you some exciting news regarding the future leadership of our organization. After an extensive local and national search process, it is our pleasure to announce that Josh Gold has been selected as the next Executive Director of Judaism Your Way. Josh brings with… Read More from Welcoming Our New Executive Director!
Lessons from a trip to Israel Rabbi Amanda Shwartz For Chanukah this year, I gave my mom a photo book commemorating our trip this summer to Israel. As I meticulously organized the photos in the album, I was transported back to our time there and to a very important lesson I was reminded of during… Read More from Commonalities as the Focus
Rabbi Dr. Caryn Aviv Here are some texts I have been receiving and sending from family, friends, and rabbinic colleagues since that terrible day on October 7th. Are you okay? How’s your heart? How are you holding up? Is your family in Israel safe? Thinking of you and what’s happening in Israel and Gaza. Heartbreaking. Here… Read More from What It’s Like to Live with Jewish Anxiety Right Now
What has happened in the past week in Israel is an epic collective trauma unfolding in real time. This has been a horrific and painful experience. Our hearts are so broken, grieving, and tender. All our triggers about safety and belonging have been activated. All our fears, about whether we are loved or hated simply… Read More from Broken, Grieving, and Tender Hearts
For over 15 years, Judaism Your Way has been meeting Jews and loved ones with unconditional love, joy, acceptance, empathy, and respect. While key in providing people with an experience of a Judaism that cared about them, these qualities were not sufficient to build and sustain a Judaism of maximal inclusion. Judaism Your Way was… Read More from The Torah of Inclusion™
On the evening of May 25th, on the secular calendar, we begin the holiday of Shavuot. This holiday commemorates the giving and receiving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai. A beautiful Shavuot tradition is to adorn homes and Jewish spaces with flowers. There are many explanations behind this tradition from commemorating that flowers miraculously grew… Read More from Shavuot
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