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6d ago
Communities of Belonging Don’t Just Happen…URJ Camps are Putting in the Work jemerman May 3, 2024
Summer Youth Experiences
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While camp is an oasis away from everyday life, it still exists in a world that has much work to do around harm prevention, particularly for Campers of Color, gender-diverse campers, campers with a variety of body sizes, and campers with disabilities ..read more
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6d ago
Continuing Trauma, Ambiguous Commemoration, and Decisive Change: Israel’s National Days in 2024 jemerman April 25, 2024
Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut
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When Yom HaZikaron arrives on the eve of May 11th - 219 days since the horrific events of October 7th - we expect to still be stuck in the limbo of this ongoing nightmare ..read more
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2w ago
“We Were the Lucky Ones:” Bringing The Holocaust Out of History Books and Into Our Homes jemerman April 25, 2024
Film
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Since 1945, there have been over 440 Holocaust-related films and miniseries, and that's not counting documentaries. Hulu offers the latest, a new limited series, "We Were the Lucky Ones ..read more
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3w ago
Harnessing the Power of our Mothers Around the Seder Table jemerman April 17, 2024
Passover
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We have so much to learn from our mothers, past and present. Soon, we'll return to the story of Passover and to the narratives of three remarkable mothers whose determination, fearlessness, and love changed the course of biblical history ..read more
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1M ago
Melding Tradition and Innovation: Our Interfaith Toddler Naming Ceremony jemerman April 10, 2024
Parenting
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When I found out I was pregnant, my mind was immediately filled with questions and plans. When my son Logan was born at 34 weeks, many of those plans quickly changed ..read more
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1M ago
Modern-Day Plagues of Injustice and Inequality jemerman April 3, 2024
Passover
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On Passover, we recount the Ten Plagues that were inflicted upon the Egyptian people. Below you can find some of the "plagues" and injustices that afflict our present-day society and actions you can take ..read more
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1M ago
Burning Our Emotional Chameitz sdolgov March 29, 2024
Passover
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I grew up in a family that was all about making Jewish ritual our own, and there was no greater holiday for our collective creativity than Passover ..read more
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1M ago
Meet My Interfaith Family: Graaff-Sodds jemerman March 19, 2024
Interfaith Family
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While I think being in an interfaith relationship doesn't affect most of my day-to-day life, it does require an extra level of communication, patience, and respect ..read more
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2M ago
The Story of Esther, The Story of Us sdolgov March 14, 2024
Purim
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Over the past few years, I’ve found that parts of the Purim story parallel parts of my own life. I’m a big believer in the power of stories to help build communities of belonging ..read more
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2M ago
WRJ's Legacy of Championing Equitable Pay for All jemerman March 5, 2024
Pay Equity
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March 12 marks Equal Pay Day, which is intended to draw attention to the ongoing disparity in earnings between men and women. March 12 marks how long it takes a woman, on average, to earn the same amount as their male counterparts did the previous year ..read more