Spring/Pesach 5770
Columns
Women's League's CORY R. SCHNEIDER notes that it is important to look at our world in Seeing the Forest and the Trees
MARK BERLIN says I'm a Travelin' Man as he visits FJMC's clubs across North America
They were once Strangers on a Train but they have become RABBI STEVEN C. WERNICK'S new community on his commute to United Synagogue
RABBI NEIL GILLMAN reviews books that he finds personally moving and relevant
Articles
Why I Am a Conservative Jew
PATTY BERNSTEIN'S unusual road to Conservative Judaism was bashert, destinedKERUV: Conservative Judaism Begins to Welcome Outreach
JOANNE PALMER explores how the movement is helping interfaith families, as well as those born Jews who might not be comfortable with Jewish tradition, feel welcome in our synagogues and communitiesPraying With Our Feet
RABBI ANDREW SACKS is outraged by recent events pitting Israel's ultra-Orthodox against the rest of the country's religious streamsInfinite Riches in a Little Room
Two men who have joined forces to introduce the world's Judaic treasures to anyone who has access to the internet share one of the Jewish Theological Seminary's rarest manuscripts with JOANNE PALMERAdonai Has Dealt Bountifully With You
For RABBI MIRIYAM GLAZER, our Passover rituals are enhanced by the beauty and meaning of the psalms we reciteThe Four Children
RABBI ROBERT DOBRUSIN wants us to reconsider some of the most familiar characters in the Passover haggadahWomen Speak: Time for a New Telling
LISA KOGEN reviews the relatively recent efforts to bring women into the Passover storyKinfolks and Artichokes
A talented cook and award-winning film producer, ROBERT D. KANTER hunts down a recipe for a traditional Jewish delicacy while on a trip to find his family rootsIt's Not the Sanctuary
RABBI RICHARD HAMMERMAN, also on a family roots tour, is prouder of the Masorti communities in Germany than he is of the buildings they inhabitHolyland Hardball: You Can Go Home Again
RABBI CHARLES E. SAVENOR reviews a recent movie about the short-lived Israel Baseball LeagueThe Candle That Made a Difference
The history of the yellow Yom Hashoah candles distributed by FJMC goes back to 1967, explains STAN GREENSPANEncumbered and Blessed
You will be moved and inspired by JACOB ARTSON, a young man with autismJ-ADD and Me
MICHAEL GOODMAN understands that people who are developmentally challenged really are just like the rest of usOpening Wide the Doors
SANDY MILLER-JACOBS Ed.D., points out ways in which our communities can include students with learning issuesSulam Li: An Inclusive Religious School
BONNIE RIVA RAS describes a much-needed program developed by seven Long Island congregationsHow a Class Trip to Israel Makes a Real Difference
According to MASHIE KOPELOWITZ and AMY LEVINE, tikkun olam and a trip to Israel are all part of the curriculum of a New Jersey Solomon Schechter school where eighth graders participate in the Masorti movement's bar/bat mitzvah program for children with special needs in IsraelUnited Synagogue's 2009 International Biennial Convention
Jewish Divorce Through the Eyes of the First Messaderet Gittin
The first woman certified to prepare, write, and deliver a Jewish divorce document, RABBI CHANA THOMPSON SHOR, explores some of the complications that arise when modern sensibilities and traditional halachah seem to come into conflictMikvah of Possibility
For ILENE RUBENSTEIN there was only one way to feel whole after her divorceFrom the Conservative Yeshiva: How Much is a Person Worth?
DR. JOSHUA KULP presents several answers to this question in Jewish traditionWhen Praying Doesn't Resonate – Construct a Spiritual Language
RABBI CHARLES SIMON challenges readers to find spiritual life outside the synagogue
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