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New Issue of RJ Magazine - Why Religion Matters
The summer issue of Reform Judaism Magazine is out and it looks good! The feature article is titled “Why Religion Matters” is by Krista Tippett (who I believe is a Christian as well as being the host of NPR’s Speaking of Faith, which BTW is one of my favorite radio programs) was an interesting read [...]
What’s Up With Reform Judaism & Where is it Headed?
This weekend I read a fascinating (not to mention extremely lonnnnng) article on the Reform Movement. The piece which appears in the latest issue of Commentary Magazine, looks at some of the URJ’s current successes, opportunities and of course, problems. The article was written by Jack Wertheimer a professor of American Jewish history at the [...]
Yet Another News Story On the New Reform Siddur
Last fall (I think it was last fall) The URJ published its new Siddur called “Mishkan T’filah” which is apparently still making it in to the news, because the South Florida Sun-Sentinel ran a story on it last weekend.
Here is a snippet:
The book, called Mishkan T’filah, hasn’t touched off any fistfights so far. But [...]
