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Ron Wornick reads to a class at the school that bears his name. (Photo/ Courtesy Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School)
Posted inEducation

Passionate about education, Ronald C. Wornick dies at 89

by Dan Pine August 3, 2021August 4, 2021
One of the only Jewish kids in Key West, Gili Sanouf, 17, sorts through T-shirts and beachwear at the souvenir shop owned by his parents. (Photo/Larry Luxner)
Posted inHistory

The Jews of Key West: Making a home again in Margaritaville

by JTA and Larry Luxner August 3, 2021
Jews gathered at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn every evening for the month leading up to Tisha B'Av to blow the shofar and call for justice on behalf of Black lives. (Photo/JTA-Ari Beser)
Posted inOpinion

Why Reform Jewish leaders support H.R. 40, the federal reparations bill

Rabbi Sarah Bassin by Rabbi Sarah Bassin, Deitra Reiser, Rabbi Hannah Goldstein and RNS July 29, 2021July 29, 2021
A Japanese Maple with its red fall leaves. (Photo/JTA-Getty)
Posted inFirst Person

Jewish tradition celebrates the rhythm of nature. What happens when it’s thrown off balance?

Hannah S. Pressman by Hannah S. Pressman and JTA July 28, 2021July 28, 2021
Julia Haart (center) is the focus of the Netflix reality series "My Unorthodox Life."
Posted inFirst Person

‘My Unorthodox Life’: Uninteresting and superficial

by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin and RNS July 23, 2021
"Moses Pleading With Israel" from a 1907 postcard
Posted inTorah

All of Judaism in one tidy Torah portion

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen July 23, 2021July 22, 2021
Camp Swig counselors and CITs, summer 1975. (Photo/Rabbi Jason Gwasdoff).
Posted inLocal Voice

The lasting impact of a 1975 Camp Swig visit to San Quentin prison

Rabbi Jason Gwasdoff by Rabbi Jason Gwasdoff July 21, 2021
"Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem" by Francesco Hayez, 1867
Posted inTorah

How this week’s cries of woe lead us to greater insight

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon July 16, 2021July 15, 2021
Young women dancing on Tu B'Av on Kibbutz Ein Hashofet, 1944. (Photo/Ein Hashofet archive)
Posted inTu B'Av

Horoscopes for month of Av: Destroying hypocrisy, creating harmony

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude July 9, 2021
(Photo/Flickr-John McCullough CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Posted inTorah

Our journey through Covid must count for something

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg July 9, 2021July 8, 2021

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