Moshav HaAm promotes a maggidic vision for the future of Jewish community.
Creative multi-generational solutions are quite attainable. We tend not to attain them because we tend not to look for them in the first place. With the young-adult generations being relatively undetermined at present, with regard to organized Jewish community and what it's good for, yet eager to be challenged to leadership, I see a golden opportunity to propose the challenge of imagining functional multi-generational models.Read the complete piece: l'Dor v'Dor multi-generational Judaism generational consumerism
As we go about a cheerful Seattle Sunday making preparations for our Ravenna Kibbutz Last Night of Chanukah potluck and party , I can't help this sinking feeling over the news from Gaza .
The lovers and the haters of the Jews have one thing in common: we believe passionately in conspiracy theories. Last night I went on a field trip to watch Milk with a lovely crowd from the Ravenna Kibbutz . Before going, I happened to learn two things through the Internet.
LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Now that the earthly trial of Bernard Madoff has come to an end with a sentence of 150 years in prison, he will await his next trial — the heavenly one.
Parashat Korach Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman Why?” we ask, when people act outrageously, “Why in the world would you do that?” The answer almost always is, “Because….” And that answer is usually wrong.
B"H Here is an experimental flyer for a proposed Yom Kippur Retreat this year in Oregon. The Rabbi's name who may facilitate with me has been withheld pending his decision to participate. (But Blogger is not cooperating-- so you'll have to wait to see!)
B"H Friend Tzipporah has posted an excellent article on "Defining Liberalism" here: www.midianitemanna.blogspot.com/
Be A Disciple OF The Rain All the big time mystics tell us to surrender. I’m certainly not going to contradict them. But a lot depends on what is meant by surrender. To surrender to the place of the Infinite can be a frightening statement.
Jewish Journal’s “Video Jew” Jay Firestone brings us his video journalism about elections in addition to his thoughts on meatball-schwarma subs and, uh, mah-jong. Enjoy.
I know it’s kind of lame to relaunch my blog and then never post anything. I’ve been posting far more to Facebook and Twitter seeing how more folks are looking there than they are here these days. Plus I’m just crazy busy with work and not really focused on writing.
Testing a feature on JTA’s website , please ignore