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L’hitraot, for Now...

After four years of bringing you a new episode nearly every week, this podcast is taking a little break. Listen to this episode to learn more about our hiatus and where to find us in the meantime.

Most of us today aren’t tasked with wandering through the desert, like the ancient Israelites were... but we still find plenty to kvetch about! What if, instead of focusing on small annoyances, we turned to community-building and togetherness? This episode first aired in May 2018.

URJ Youth

Reparations: Seeding a Better Future

D'Var Torah By: Rabbi Mary Zamore

jstern January 13, 2021

January 17, 2021

In this week’s Torah portion, Parashat Bo, as the soon-to-be freed Israelites prepare to leave Egypt, the Egyptians are struck with the plagues of locusts, darkness, and death of the firstborn.

Why So Many Plagues?

D'Var Torah By: Rabbi Mary Zamore

jstern December 29, 2020

January 11, 2021

In the past few months, we have experienced many extraordinary catastrophes. From raging fires up the Pacific Coast that have blocked out sunlight to waves of hurricanes that have flooded the Southeast – all of this in addition to the

RJ Blog Social Justice

Keep Calm and Bake Challah: My New Pandemic Practice

Keep Calm and Bake Challah: My New Pandemic Practice kbkaput January 20, 2021

COVID-19

I've made challot each Friday while sheltering in place, kneading in prayers not only family and friends but also for our country and our world during these trying times.

Nationalism Unhinged: Jewish Insight and Wisdom

Nationalism Unhinged: Jewish Insight and Wisdom kbkaput January 19, 2021

Modern Day Issues in Antisemitism

Closeup of a burning match against a black background

In Hebrew, two terms describe two different aspects of nationalism. Leumiut directly translates to “nationalism"; leumanut carries a jingoistic, chauvinistic, supremacist, and extremist brand of nationalism.

RJ Blog Jewish Life

Nationalism Unhinged: Jewish Insight and Wisdom

Nationalism Unhinged: Jewish Insight and Wisdom kbkaput January 19, 2021

Modern Day Issues in Antisemitism

This MLK Day, We Celebrate, Reflect Upon, and Act to Advance Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Legacy

This MLK Day, We Celebrate, Reflect Upon, and Act to Advance Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Legacy kbkaput January 11, 2021

Civic Engagement

View of the Washington Monument from the Lincoln Memorial with MLK quote in view

This MLK Day, we can honor the legacy of Dr. King and fight back against white supremacy and systemic racism by urging Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

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10 Jewish Quotes for the Lessons We Learned in 2020

10 Jewish Quotes for the Lessons We Learned in 2020 kbkaput December 30, 2020

Jewish Learning

Beach with 2020 written in the sand and a wave coming to wipe it out

In 2020, we learned the extent to which the fate of every single one of us is in each other’s hands. We are woven together inextricably. We need each other. We depend on each other. We must be here for each other.

How to Write Your Jewish Memoir

How to Write Your Jewish Memoir jstern November 19, 2020

Perhaps you have a Jewish story that you’d like to tell and share with your family or temple community? If so, here are a few suggestions to help you find a way to get your story on paper.

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How a Jewish Preschool Teacher Became a Professional Challah Baker

How a Jewish Preschool Teacher Became a Professional Challah Baker kbkaput January 4, 2021

Food and Recipes

Meghann Hennen poses in a kitchen wearing an apron

Meghann Hennen, a Jewish preschool teacher based in Cleveland, OH, discovered challah's incredible impact on her life firsthand when she decided to start her own challah business on Instagram... in the midst of the pandemic.

I Fell Off a Mountain – and Lived to Thank the Man Who Rescued Me

I Fell Off a Mountain – and Lived to Thank the Man Who Rescued Me kbkaput January 4, 2021

Health and Wellness

The author sitting on a mountain rock next to the young man who rescued her

During this pandemic, I was determined that my hero receive his medal in person – and I could think of no better location for his medal presentation than the top of the mountain where he rescued me,

RJ Blog Jewish Holidays

Nationalism Unhinged: Jewish Insight and Wisdom

Nationalism Unhinged: Jewish Insight and Wisdom kbkaput January 19, 2021

Modern Day Issues in Antisemitism

There's No Place Like Home: How Israel's Legal Aid Center for Olim is Making an Impact

There's No Place Like Home: How Israel's Legal Aid Center for Olim is Making an Impact kbkaput January 11, 2021

Reform Movement in Israel

A selfie of Lior and Xenia the couple named in the story

An Israeli man and his wife, stuck abroad in the pandemic, noticed their daughter was showing signs of a neurological disorder, so they decided to return home as soon as possible. But coming home wasn’t so easy.

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L’hitraot, for Now...

The Antidote to Kvetching

URJ Youth

Reparations: Seeding a Better Future

D'Var Torah By: Rabbi Mary Zamore

Why So Many Plagues?

D'Var Torah By: Rabbi Mary Zamore

On the Other Hand

RJ Blog Social Justice

Keep Calm and Bake Challah: My New Pandemic Practice

Nationalism Unhinged: Jewish Insight and Wisdom

RJ Blog Jewish Life

Nationalism Unhinged: Jewish Insight and Wisdom

This MLK Day, We Celebrate, Reflect Upon, and Act to Advance Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Legacy

RJ Blog Practice

10 Jewish Quotes for the Lessons We Learned in 2020

How to Write Your Jewish Memoir

RJ Blog Learning

How a Jewish Preschool Teacher Became a Professional Challah Baker

I Fell Off a Mountain – and Lived to Thank the Man Who Rescued Me

RJ Blog Jewish Holidays

Nationalism Unhinged: Jewish Insight and Wisdom

There's No Place Like Home: How Israel's Legal Aid Center for Olim is Making an Impact

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