Evergreen
Kavanah, Or Intention
In the words of one sage, "Prayer without kavanah is like a body without a soul."
Conservative Judaism: How the Middle Became a Movement
The second-largest Jewish denomination in the U.S. maintains that Jewish law remains binding, but is open to adaptions that reflect modern realities.
Haskalah, the Jewish Enlightenment
Originating in 18th-century Germany, this movement of "maskilim" sought to integrate Jewish ideas and Jews into Western society.
Death and Mourning: Sources from the Babylonian Talmud
On attending to mourners, anticipating dying, accepting death, and appropriate burial rites.
The Personal is Communal
Events in the "calendar" of the lifecycle are private, yet connect us to the "unseen presences" of missing family members and our entire people throughout history.
