by Shira Kline Everything has a vibration or a frequency. From the molecules to the mountains, from the rocks to rock n’ roll, from our quiet to our not so quiet thoughts and feelings. Kirtan chant master, Rigani, explains, “We all resonate at different frequencies, and these frequencies change according to what we are doing and …
Next Dor Sites: Temple Micah, Washington D.C., Rabbi Esther Lederman Central Reform Congregation, St. Louis, Yoni Sarasson Temple Beth Sholom, Miami, Marc Hurwitz The Kitchen, San Francisco, Rabbi Noa Kushner The Temple, Atlanta, Rabbi Rachael Bregman Westchester Reform Congregation, Jon Posnit (rabbinical intern) Next Dor Affiliates: B’nai Jeshurun/Tzerim, NY Congregation Agudath Israel, NJ Congregation Anshei …
From Jewish people to Jewish purpose: The new age of social innovation in American Jewish life Notes from a talk given by Prof. Steven M. Cohen at the Institute for Jewish Policy Research, London, UK, December 2 2009. There has been an efflorescence of independent, exciting and creative collective Jewish activity carried out by young …
Rabbi Jeremy S. MorrisonSept 12, 2008The Riverway Project Introduction In the spring of 2007, Synagogue 3000 published an article written by Tobin Belzer and Donald E. Miller titled, “Synagogues that Get It: How Jewish Congregations are Engaging Young Adults.”[i] In their study, Belzer and Miller described three synagogues – in L.A., Chicago and New York …
Parashat Toldot Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman If you have already turned 40, you know it is no ordinary birthday; if you are not yet 40, pray God you will get there, but, perhaps, with appropriate trepidation. These thoughts on “40” are prompted by our sedra’s curious insistence that Isaac married Rebecca when he was 40 …