The RAC is blogging from New Orleans!
by Kate BigamPress Secretary at the Religious Action Center(First posted on RACblog) Thirty young Jewish adults took off for New Orleans, Louisiana this morning to help rebuild the city’s 9th Ward,...
View ArticleMichael Jackson and the Jews
by Rabbi Eric Yoffie Michael Jackson was a musician of immense talent and arguably the greatest Pop singer of our era. He reinvented pop music and produced the world’s bestselling album. He was also a...
View ArticleBiennial Redux: Make New Friends But Keep the Old
by JanetheWriter(Also published on JanetheWriter Writes) Rather than bore you with details about food and beverage fiascos at the Union’s recent Biennial convention in Toronto, let me tell you about...
View ArticleThe URJ Techies: Get Recognized for Your Social Media and Technology...
by Natalie MillerURJ Congregational Technology Specialist The Union is currently accepting submissions for The URJ Techies, a social media and technology contest set up to recognize member...
View ArticleNFTY Convention and Youth Workers Conference: Tweets… er, Reflections from a...
by Brett Lubarsky(Originally published in Brett’s Blog and NFTY Convention Live!) Today was the traditional “catch-up on all the sleep I missed” day upon returning home from an amazing and...
View Article#BlogExodus and #Exodusgram
There’s always a lot to get done to prepare for the holiday of Pesach. Not only do we have to get our homes ready for the week of leaven-free dining, there’s an important spiritual aspect to preparing...
View ArticleWho’s On First?
By Larry Kaufman Among my meshugassen (which I’ll euphemistically translate as idiosyncrasies) is the tendency to “count the house,” and to analyze the count. One day I decided to apply my meshugass to...
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