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Doing Right, Even After the Festival of Lights

When most people think of Hanukkah, the first things that come to mind have absolutely nothing to do with social justice. Let’s be honest, our priorities rest with sufganiyot, latkes, and dreidels for...

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The Talmud Says Sanctuaries Must Have Windows; A Rabbi Tells You Why

By Rabbi Lynne Landsberg In Berachot (34b), the Talmud teaches that a synagogue must be built with windows in the sanctuary. I believe this is so we can see who is outside and unable to join us. As...

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Internet Round-Up: The Best Jewish Stories on the Web

Here are just a few of the recent stories from across the webosphere that speak directly to (and about) Reform Jews. What Jewish stories have you been reading recently? Leave a comment and let us...

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D’var Torah of Awesome: MC New Orleans Engages With Congregation Gates of Prayer

On Friday, July 5th, 2013, five of our Mitzvah Corps New Orleans teens were honored to give the d’var torah at Congregation Gates of Prayer in Metairie, Louisiana. The congregation recorded the...

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NFTY Takes on Malaria

By Olivia Kessler Did you know malaria is transmitted through the bite of a mosquito carrying the Plasmodium parasite and kills 600,000 people every year? Did you know malaria exists in 109 countries...

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A Leader Looks Back

By Rabbi Allan Smith Rabbi Allan Smith, affectionately known as “Smitty” by NFTYites, is a great figure in the history of NFTY. He created the NFTY Leadership Academy at Kutz Camp in 1972, expanded...

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