Rabbi Harold Schulweis

Prompt burial of the deceased helps to preserve the dignity of the human being, who is made in the image of God, even in death.

Assimilation has created a profound disconnect between Jews and their religion that deeply disturbs the author and impels him to experiment with new solutions.

The author proposes that only an active program that combines inreach to "faithless" Jews and outreach to unchurched spiritual seekers can revitalize the Jewish community.

What is viewed as a game by children can have deep significance for adults.

Who we invite to a simcha (celebration) reflects our sense of family identity.

The customary quorum of 10 represents the community and its obligations to the child.

A covenant ceremony welcomes a child into the community of humanity as a developing moral agent, responsible for working to perfect the world.

While some meaningful life events go by without any ritual to mark them, too often rituals take place without the participants experiencing any significant meaning.

The Jewish approach to death and mourning reflects a two-part ethic: the equal treatment of rich and poor in death, and the importance of channeling, and then limiting, our mourning.

Private rites can lead to a stronger connection to community.