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554 </h2> 555 556 557 <div class="d-flex fs-6 mb-4 py-2 border border-end-0 border-start-0 border-opacity-25 border-light"> 558 559 560 561 <div class="field field--name-field-author field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden">
562 <span class="field--item">Leslie Brier</span>, 563 <span class="field--item">Morgan Helfman</span> 564 </div> 565 566 <div class="date border-start border-light border-opacity-25 ms-3 ps-3"> 567 568<span><time datetime="2026-09-22T16:51:01-04:00" title="Tuesday, September 22, 2026 - 04:51pm">September 22, 2026</time> 569</span> 570 571 </div> 572 </div> 573 574 <div class="fs-5 node__content clearfix"> 575 576 577 578 <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"> 579 <div class="field--item"> When you hear "Women of Reform Judaism," you may picture women who already hold leadership positions, belong to a sisterhood, or have attended WRJ gatherings for years. But what if that isn't you? 580 581</div> 582 </div> 583 584 </div> 585 </div> 586</article> 587 588 </div> 589 <div class="mb-5"> 590 591<article class="node blog-posting node--type-blog-post node--view-mode-blog-listing clearfix"> 592<div class="row"> 593 <div class="col-sm-5"> 594 595 <a href="/blog/where-are-we-three-years-later" rel="bookmark"> 596 597 598 599 <div class="field field--name-field-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"> 600 <div class="field--item"> 601<div class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-full"> 602 603 604 605 606 607 <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden"> 608 <div class="field--item"> 609<img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2026-09/urj_isreal_rally082_1.png" width="700" height="467" alt="Photo of people at a pro-Israel rally in Washington DC; one person holding a sign that says DC loves Israel" class="img-fluid"> 610 611</div> 612 </div> 613 614 </div> 615</div> 616 </div> 617 618 </a> 619 </div> 620 <div class="col-sm-7"> 621 622 <h3 class="node__title fw-bold mb-4"> 623 <a href="/blog/where-are-we-three-years-later" rel="bookmark"> 624<span>Where Are We, Three Years Later?</span> 625</a> 626 </h3> 627 628 <div class="date-tags mb-3 text-muted d-flex border border-end-0 border-start-0 border-dark border-opacity-25 py-2"> 629 <span class="pe-3 border-2 border-end border-dark border-opacity-25 me-3"> 630 631 632 633 <div class="field field--name-field-author field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"> 634 <span class="field--item">Rabbi Josh Weinberg</span> 635 </div> 636 637 </span> 638 639 <span class="node__date"> 640 641<span><time datetime="2026-09-17T16:29:53-04:00" title="Thursday, September 17, 2026 - 04:29pm">September 17, 2026</time> 642</span> 643 644 </span> 645 </div> 646 <div class="node__content clearfix"> 647 648 649 650 <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"> 651 <div class="field--item"> Three years after 10-7, how has it impacted Jewish life in North America? 652 653</div> 654 </div> 655 656 </div> 657 </div> 658 </div> 659</article> 660 661 </div> 662 <div class="mb-5"> 663 664<article class="node blog-posting node--type-blog-post node--view-mode-blog-listing clearfix"> 665<div class="row"> 666 <div class="col-sm-5"> 667 668 <a href="/blog/what-can-we-learn-biblical-heroines-today" rel="bookmark"> 669 670 671 672 <div class="field field--name-field-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"> 673 <div class="field--item"> 674<div class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-full"> 675 676 677 678 679 680 <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden"> 681 <div class="field--item"> 682<img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2026-09/rj_composite_header.png" width="700" height="467" alt="Photo collage of five images / paintings of different women from the bible, with the words "Women of the Bible" across the top" class="img-fluid"> 683 684</div> 685 </div> 686 687 </div> 688</div> 689 </div> 690 691 </a> 692 </div> 693 <div class="col-sm-7"> 694 695 <h3 class="node__title fw-bold mb-4">
696 <a href="/blog/what-can-we-learn-biblical-heroines-today" rel="bookmark"> 697<span>What Can We Learn from Biblical Heroines Today?</span> 698</a> 699 </h3> 700 701 <div class="date-tags mb-3 text-muted d-flex border border-end-0 border-start-0 border-dark border-opacity-25 py-2"> 702 <span class="pe-3 border-2 border-end border-dark border-opacity-25 me-3"> 703 704 705 706 <div class="field field--name-field-author field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"> 707 <span class="field--item">Nancy H. Mantell, Ph.D.</span>, 708 <span class="field--item">Jean Bloch Rosensaft</span> 709 </div> 710 711 </span> 712 713 <span class="node__date"> 714 715<span><time datetime="2026-09-17T09:36:35-04:00" title="Thursday, September 17, 2026 - 09:36am">September 17, 2026</time> 716</span> 717 718 </span> 719 </div> 720 <div class="node__content clearfix"> 721 722 723 724 <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"> 725 <div class="field--item"> Meet five of the women featured in the Heller Museum's current exhibition "Mothers, Prophets, and Warriors: Women of the Bible." 726 727</div> 728 </div> 729 730 </div> 731 </div> 732 </div> 733</article> 734 735 </div> 736 <div class="mb-5"> 737 738<article class="node blog-posting node--type-blog-post node--view-mode-blog-listing clearfix"> 739<div class="row"> 740 <div class="col-sm-5"> 741 742 <a href="https://urj.org/blog/remembering-paul-j-reichenbach-zl" rel="bookmark"> 743 744 745 746 <div class="field field--name-field-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"> 747 <div class="field--item"> 748<div class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-full"> 749 750 751 752 753 754 <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden"> 755 <div class="field--item"> 756<img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2026-09/Remembering%20PAUL%20REICHENBACH%20z%E2%80%9Dl%20%28700%20x%20467%20px%29.png" width="700" height="467" alt="Paul Reichenbach" class="img-fluid"> 757 758</div> 759 </div> 760 761 </div> 762</div> 763 </div> 764 765 </a> 766 </div> 767 <div class="col-sm-7"> 768 769 <h3 class="node__title fw-bold mb-4"> 770 <a href="https://urj.org/blog/remembering-paul-j-reichenbach-zl" rel="bookmark"> 771<span>Remembering Paul J. Reichenbach z"l</span> 772</a> 773 </h3> 774 775 <div class="date-tags mb-3 text-muted d-flex border border-end-0 border-start-0 border-dark border-opacity-25 py-2"> 776 777 <span class="node__date"> 778 779<span><time datetime="2026-09-13T20:19:51-04:00" title="Sunday, September 13, 2026 - 08:19pm">September 13, 2026</time> 780</span> 781 782 </span> 783 </div> 784 <div class="node__content clearfix"> 785 786 787 788 <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"> 789 <div class="field--item"> With deeply saddened hearts, we share the passing of our beloved colleague, leader, mentor, board member, and friend, Paul J. Reichenbach. 790 791</div> 792 </div> 793 794 </div> 795 </div> 796 </div> 797</article> 798 799 </div> 800 <div class="mb-5"> 801 802<article class="node blog-posting node--type-blog-post node--view-mode-blog-listing clearfix"> 803<div class="row"> 804 <div class="col-sm-5"> 805 806 <a href="https://urj.org/blog/courage-disagree" rel="bookmark"> 807 808 809 810 <div class="field field--name-field-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"> 811 <div class="field--item"> 812<div class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-full"> 813 814 815 816 817 818 <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden"> 819 <div class="field--item"> 820<img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/listening%20Depositphotos_400.jpg" width="755" height="400" class="img-fluid"> 821 822</div> 823 </div> 824 825 </div> 826</div> 827 </div> 828 829 </a> 830 </div> 831 <div class="col-sm-7"> 832 833 <h3 class="node__title fw-bold mb-4"> 834 <a href="https://urj.org/blog/courage-disagree" rel="bookmark"> 835<span>The Courage to Disagree</span> 836</a> 837 </h3> 838 839 <div class="date-tags mb-3 text-muted d-flex border border-end-0 border-start-0 border-dark border-opacity-25 py-2">
840 <span class="pe-3 border-2 border-end border-dark border-opacity-25 me-3"> 841 842 843 844 <div class="field field--name-field-author field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"> 845 <span class="field--item">Alec Harris</span> 846 </div> 847 848 </span> 849 850 <span class="node__date"> 851 852<span><time datetime="2026-09-09T13:31:49-04:00" title="Wednesday, September 9, 2026 - 01:31pm">September 9, 2026</time> 853</span> 854 855 </span> 856 </div> 857 <div class="node__content clearfix"> 858 859 860 861 <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"> 862 <div class="field--item"> As we enter these High Holidays, perhaps our challenge is not to find consensus, but to find the courage to remain together despite our differences. 863 864</div> 865 </div> 866 867 </div> 868 </div> 869 </div> 870</article> 871 872 </div> 873 <div class="mb-5"> 874 875<article class="node blog-posting node--type-blog-post node--view-mode-blog-listing clearfix"> 876<div class="row"> 877 <div class="col-sm-5"> 878 879 <a href="/blog/reform-rabbis-reading-our-shared-world-animals" rel="bookmark"> 880 881 882 883 <div class="field field--name-field-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"> 884 <div class="field--item"> 885<div class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-full"> 886 887 888 889 890 891 <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden"> 892 <div class="field--item"> 893<img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2026-09/cow.png" width="700" height="467" alt="Photo of a man petting a brown cow" class="img-fluid"> 894 895</div> 896 </div> 897 898 </div> 899</div> 900 </div> 901 902 </a> 903 </div> 904 <div class="col-sm-7"> 905 906 <h3 class="node__title fw-bold mb-4"> 907 <a href="/blog/reform-rabbis-reading-our-shared-world-animals" rel="bookmark"> 908<span> Reform Rabbiâs Reading of Our Shared World with Animals</span> 909</a> 910 </h3> 911 912 <div class="date-tags mb-3 text-muted d-flex border border-end-0 border-start-0 border-dark border-opacity-25 py-2"> 913 <span class="pe-3 border-2 border-end border-dark border-opacity-25 me-3"> 914 915 916 917 <div class="field field--name-field-author field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"> 918 <span class="field--item">Rabbi Yossi Feintuch</span> 919 </div> 920 921 </span> 922 923 <span class="node__date"> 924 925<span><time datetime="2026-09-03T11:55:56-04:00" title="Thursday, September 3, 2026 - 11:55am">September 3, 2026</time> 926</span> 927 928 </span> 929 </div> 930 <div class="node__content clearfix"> 931 932 933 934 <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"> 935 <div class="field--item"> Rabbi Yossi Feintuch shares how the Torah prompted him to reconsider how he thinks about animals. 936 937</div> 938 </div> 939 940 </div> 941 </div> 942 </div> 943</article> 944 945 </div> 946 <div class="mb-5"> 947 948<article class="node blog-posting node--type-blog-post node--view-mode-blog-listing clearfix"> 949<div class="row"> 950 <div class="col-sm-5"> 951 952 <a href="/blog/sukkah-puns-worth-gathering" rel="bookmark"> 953 954 955 956 <div class="field field--name-field-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"> 957 <div class="field--item"> 958<div class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-full"> 959 960 961 962 963 964 <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden"> 965 <div class="field--item"> 966<img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2026-09/sukkot.png" width="700" height="467" alt="Photo of a family; mother, father, and two daughters, standing in a Sukkah" class="img-fluid"> 967 968</div> 969 </div> 970 971 </div> 972</div> 973 </div> 974 975 </a> 976 </div> 977 <div class="col-sm-7"> 978 979 <h3 class="node__title fw-bold mb-4"> 980 <a href="/blog/sukkah-puns-worth-gathering" rel="bookmark"> 981<span>Sukkah Puns Worth Gathering For</span> 982</a> 983 </h3> 984 985 <div class="date-tags mb-3 text-muted d-flex border border-end-0 border-start-0 border-dark border-opacity-25 py-2">
986 <span class="pe-3 border-2 border-end border-dark border-opacity-25 me-3"> 987 988 989 990 <div class="field field--name-field-author field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"> 991 <span class="field--item">Ellie Rudee</span> 992 </div> 993 994 </span> 995 996 <span class="node__date"> 997 998<span><time datetime="2026-09-01T10:42:21-04:00" title="Tuesday, September 1, 2026 - 10:42am">September 1, 2026</time> 999</span> 1000 1001 </span> 1002 </div> 1003 <div class="node__content clearfix"> 1004 1005 1006 1007 <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"> 1008 <div class="field--item"> Let these fun themes inspire your Sukkot gatherings! 1009 1010</div> 1011 </div> 1012 1013 </div> 1014 </div> 1015 </div> 1016</article> 1017 1018 </div> 1019 <div class="mb-5"> 1020 1021<article class="node blog-posting node--type-blog-post node--view-mode-blog-listing clearfix"> 1022<div class="row"> 1023 <div class="col-sm-5"> 1024 1025 <a href="/blog/future-shiva-reimagining-ancient-ritual-modern-life" rel="bookmark"> 1026 1027 1028 1029 <div class="field field--name-field-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"> 1030 <div class="field--item"> 1031<div class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-full"> 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden"> 1038 <div class="field--item"> 1039<img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2026-09/mourning.png" width="700" height="467" alt="Photo of one woman consoling another woman, who looks very sad." class="img-fluid"> 1040 1041</div> 1042 </div> 1043 1044 </div> 1045</div> 1046 </div> 1047 1048 </a> 1049 </div> 1050 <div class="col-sm-7"> 1051 1052 <h3 class="node__title fw-bold mb-4"> 1053 <a href="/blog/future-shiva-reimagining-ancient-ritual-modern-life" rel="bookmark"> 1054<span>The Future of Shiva: Reimagining an Ancient Ritual for Modern Life</span> 1055</a> 1056 </h3> 1057 1058 <div class="date-tags mb-3 text-muted d-flex border border-end-0 border-start-0 border-dark border-opacity-25 py-2"> 1059 <span class="pe-3 border-2 border-end border-dark border-opacity-25 me-3"> 1060 1061 1062 1063 <div class="field field--name-field-author field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"> 1064 <span class="field--item">Rebecca Missel</span>, 1065 <span class="field--item">Rabbi Melanie Levav</span> 1066 </div> 1067 1068 </span> 1069 1070 <span class="node__date"> 1071 1072<span><time datetime="2026-09-01T09:45:41-04:00" title="Tuesday, September 1, 2026 - 09:45am">September 1, 2026</time> 1073</span> 1074 1075 </span> 1076 </div> 1077 <div class="node__content clearfix"> 1078 1079 1080 1081 <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"> 1082 <div class="field--item"> Sitting Shiva gives us more than traditions: it provides a framework that has sustained us for generations. 1083 1084</div> 1085 </div> 1086 1087 </div> 1088 </div> 1089 </div> 1090</article> 1091 1092 </div> 1093 <div class="mb-5"> 1094 1095<article class="node blog-posting node--type-blog-post node--view-mode-blog-listing clearfix"> 1096<div class="row"> 1097 <div class="col-sm-5"> 1098 1099 <a href="/blog/three-steps-completing-tshuvah" rel="bookmark"> 1100 1101 1102 1103 <div class="field field--name-field-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"> 1104 <div class="field--item"> 1105<div class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-full"> 1106 1107 1108 1109 1110 1111 <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden"> 1112 <div class="field--item"> 1113<img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2026-08/two%20women%20walking.png" width="700" height="467" alt="Photo of two women walking and talking on a sidewalk with trees and bushes behind them." class="img-fluid"> 1114 1115</div> 1116 </div> 1117 1118 </div> 1119</div> 1120 </div> 1121 1122 </a> 1123 </div> 1124 <div class="col-sm-7"> 1125 1126 <h3 class="node__title fw-bold mb-4"> 1127 <a href="/blog/three-steps-completing-tshuvah" rel="bookmark"> 1128<span>Three Steps to Completing T'shuvah</span> 1129</a> 1130 </h3> 1131 1132 <div class="date-tags mb-3 text-muted d-flex border border-end-0 border-start-0 border-dark border-opacity-25 py-2">
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