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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.
The New Pittsburgh Platform (1999)
Pittsburgh Platform Reform. Reform Judaism Renewal. Contemporary Jewish Renewal and Spirituality. Jewish World Today. Contemporary Judaism. Jewish History and Community.
Reform Launches a Worship Revolution
More Hebrew, rituals, and joyful participation called for at 1999 Orlando Biennial.
Franz Rosenzweig and the Founding of the Lehrhaus
A review of the life, thought, and work of this influential 20th-century existentialist thinker and Jewish educator.
Responses to Reform Movement’s Emergence: Orthodox and Conservative
Modern Jewish denominations emerge over time.