Adult B'nei Mitzvah URJ Department of Lifelong Jewish Learning
Item #: 381591
This guide is designed for program facilitators, rabbis, cantors, and educators who are conducting intensive b'nei mitzvah courses taken by adults. Full of suggestions culled from Reform synagogues, we hope this will help congregations and encourage those who have been thinking about starting suc...
Based on several years of developing and monitoring these programs, this
guide from the Department of Jewish Family Concerns of the Union for
Reform Judaism, will help your synagogue begin a Caring Community
program and transform itself into a spiritual communal family.
Kolel CD ROM Once you have finished reading The Tattooed Torah, Gates of Torah will take you on an introductory tour of the Torah scroll: its ornaments and how it is written. Activities, stories, video and museum tours provide hours of engaging educational entertainment for everyone i...
In this book, early childhood expert Andrea King tracks the development of two composite families through the life-cycle process and compares how well they manage the challenges that arise at each stage.
More than the centerpiece of Purim celebrations, Esther is unique in the biblical canon, and raises as many questions as it reveals answers. It is a rich source for text study, at Purim and throughout the year.
Gift of Prayer, A: The Spirituality of Jewish Women
What are the prayers that women pray, the meditations of their hearts? Women of Reform Judaism, The Federation of Temple Sisterhoods, has collected the writings of its members and of women rabbis to create this gift book of personal prayers, poetry, reflections and meditations for every occasion in a woman"s life. A Gift of Prayer speaks to women of all faiths, celebrating life"s joys and offering the comfort needed to endure the struggles and crises we all face.
In A Gift of Prayer, women share their hopes and doubts with us-and with God. They grope for understanding, rejoice at the birth of a grandchild, remember seeing a loved one for the last time, or say a blessing upon seeing a rainbow. Their writings are accompanied by the work of Jewish artists on the theme of prayer-prayer inspired by nature, by ritual or by awe of the Divine. The result is a gift of words and art for every woman.
Features:
Thirty-eight prayers, poems and meditations
Accompanied by the artwork of many gifted contemporary artists
Gender Gap, The: A Congregational Guide for Beginning the Conversation about Men's Involvement in Synagogue Life
Studies report decreased involvement in Jewish communal life on the part of both men and boys. Anecdotal information backs up this trend. There are often more women than men at services, more girls than boys in youth groups, and more women than men on the synagogue boards. What is behind these numbers and why? This book presents ideas, reflective essays, and program ideas meant to start the conversation in the synagogue about this phenomenon. There are no definite answers here, rather a choice to test some ideas and begin a dialogue.
