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Jmore Managing Partner Jonathan Oleisky talks with Rabbi Dr. Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi about her first year as the inaugural senior rabbi at Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom, what it has been like to lead the merged synagogue, and where Reform Judaism is “at” in terms of engagement.
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Rabbi Dr. Elliot J. Cosgrove: "We are all Jews-by-choice, and every decision needs to be made with eyes wide open to this reality.” (Provided photo)
A leading voice in the Conservative movement, Rabbi Dr. Elliot J. Cosgrove spoke about overcoming inertia and complacency in American Jewish life.
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Rebecca Stanfel, board president of the Montana Jewish Project, shakes hands with Bishop Austin Vetter of the Helena Diocese during a ceremonial signing of the building over to the Jewish community. (Screenshot via Facebook Live via JTA)
The Jewish community in Montana recently closed a deal to reacquire the state’s first synagogue, built in 1891, returning it to Jewish ownership for the first time in 87 years.
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Rabbi Mark Elber: "Our tradition is a vast culture and civilization. If one is willing to engage in it, I believe they will find great life wisdom." (Provided photo)
Jmore spoke with Rabbi Mark Elber about his book, “Headstone,” the role of Jewish mysticism in his life and more ahead of his upcoming talk at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation.
Read MoreThe High Holiday season is an ideal time to reflect on how we treat our fellow worshippers, writes Jeff Rubin.
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"Longpath" thinking holds that you cannot consider the future without a clear accounting of all the preceding generations went through. (JTA graphic by Grace Yagel)
This Rosh Hashanah, contemplate what kind of place you want the world to be in the centuries to come, writes Ari Wallach.
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The Birnbaum machzor, first published in 1951, remained a staple of Orthodox synagogues despite a bounty of competitors. (The Open Siddur Project via JTA)
For seven decades, the Birnbaum machzor has been a sure-footed guide to the High Holidays. But is it outdated?
Read MoreWhat is the best way to wish another person a happy and healthy new year on Rosh Hashanah? Let us count the ways, writes Rabbi Dr. Eli Yoggev of Pikesville’s Beth Tfiloh Congregation.
Read MoreKveller’s Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer shares five ways to make some time and space for Elul reflection this year.
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Beth Am Synagogue's building was designed by renowned architect Joseph Evans Sperry. (File photo by Joel Nadler)
The Reservoir Hill congregation will hold an open house Sept. 9 in honor of its synagogue building’s 100-year-anniversary.
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Rabbi Mike Uram: "There’s always been powerful and profound concepts in Judaism -- like Shabbat or shiva -- but we also have the most powerful Jewish concept: favoring complexity over simplicity." (Provided photo)
Jmore spoke with Rabbi Mike Uram about his upcoming talk at the annual Shoshana S. Cardin Leadership Symposium, finding common ground amid the divisions in contemporary Jewish life, and more.
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