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Honoring Chiune Sugihara, An Unknown Hero
by Bobby Harris “Whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world.” -Talmud 一人の命を救う者は全世界を救う Before today, the Coleman community had never heard of Chiune Sugihara. After today, I...
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Internet Round-Up: The Best Jewish Stories on the Web
Here are just a few of the recent stories from across the webosphere that speak directly to (and about) Reform Jews. What Jewish stories have you been reading recently? Leave a comment and let us...
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Rabbi Rick Jacobs to Speak at 50th Anniversary March on Washington
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, will represent the Reform Movement at the 50th Anniversary March on Washington on August 24, 2013 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington,...
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Sarah: Names and Responsibilities
by Cynthia Roosth Wolf During 2013, we celebrate the legacy of the first one hundred years of WRJ, and we arrive at another Lech L’cha moment… preparing to go forth into our next one hundred years! We...
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“Fostering Wholehearted Loyalty to the Synagogue & Jewish Ideals”:...
By Dr. Gary P. Zola In the opening verses of this week’s sedra, we come upon a detail in our narrative that is frequently overlooked. Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, brought Moses’ two sons (Gershom...
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NFTY’s Early Years: A Snapshot of the 1940s
By Andrew Keene Generational Leadership (Hanhagah L’dorot) is the notion that a leader cannot be successful without a true appreciation and understanding of its organization’s past leadership as well...
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Echoing Through the Generations: The Story of Sylvester Marx
On Sunday, June 6, 1915, Sylvester Marx was confirmed at The Temple–Tifereth Israel in Cleveland, OH, marking the culmination of the young man’s Jewish education. A special reception followed, and the...
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Honoring Chiune Sugihara, An Unknown Hero
by Bobby Harris “Whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world.” -Talmud 一人の命を救う者は全世界を救う Before today, the Coleman community had never heard of Chiune Sugihara. After today, I...
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The Odd Couple: Reform Judaism and Zionism
by Rabbi Daniel M. Bronstein, Ph.D. Making sweeping historical generalizations is easy. Lots of people make them, even the best of historians. Broad statements can be a “necessary evil” when one is...
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