Archive 2013

By Julie SchonfeldOriginally posted in Religion News ServiceAs Jewish people and our friends and guests sit down to Passover Seders, we will hold the Passover matzo aloft and recite “this is the bread of our affliction.” The...

Dear Colleagues,The most recent issue of Kolot printed a brief summary of Rabbi Golinkin's tshuvah for the Vaad Halacha of Israel permitting kitniyot.It has led to many congregants believing that the Conservative Movement in the diaspora has...

We hope you enjoy this collection of thought and inspiration for Passover and Shavuot. As Jewish communities around the world gather to sit at their seider tables this year, we are thankful for the freedoms we experience every day, from ...

Our Aviv Press books are now available as e-books in both Nook and Kindle versions. In addition, some Aviv Press titles are on sale in the print edition. Hard copies of these books are available until after Pesah.Browse Aviv Press...

By David Saperstein and Julie SchonfeldOriginally posted in The Washington PostThe tragedy of Sandy Hook was stunning in its human face, the faces of first-graders and their teachers. In the aftermath of this tragedy, countless...

Julie Schonfeld's op-ed in the Jerusalem Post calls on Jewish tradition to guide Natan Sharansky in bringing about a compromise. Read the...

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Passover Discomfort Over Slavery

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Sandy Hook: Never Again

Op-Ed by Julie Schonfeld: Egalitarian Jewish Worship

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