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Transform the High Holy Day Appeal now and your synagogue just might nurture a greater culture of giving. Then, defying the...

By Rabbi Paul Kipnes, Rabbi Julia Weisz, Andrew Fromer (Teen Engagement Coordinator), Rachel Altfeld (Senior Educator) and Rabbinic...

Reflections When the Rabbi Feels Trauma  in CCAR’s Journal of Reform Judaism (Fall 2019)By Rabbi Paul Kipnes So That’s What Rabbis Do: A...

When the Rabbi Feels Trauma by Paul Kipnes, CCAR Journal of RJ, Fall 2019 By Paul Kipnes A mass shooting in a Pittsburgh synagogue. A...

By Rabbi Paul Kipnes  and Rabbi Julia Weisz Let’s take a moment And turn inward. And enjoy a few moments Of guided meditation. Sit up as...

Rabbi Paul Kipnes  and David Weisz “What’s the price point at which quitting the temple becomes unnecessary or nearly impossible?”  So...

Dear Synagogue Leaders, We keepers of the flame Of Jewish communal living, Know- If we haven’t already done so – That the time to go back...

Dear Jewish leader (that’s YOU!): I believe in you. With an abundance of Kavod (honor and respect), I ask:Do you believe in you too? Are...

Holy One of Blessing, Who once blessed our ancestors, Shine for us A light forward, To illumine The unknown ahead. Grant us resilience,...