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WUPJ Value Proposition Roundtable discussion: Supporting Communities of Shared Values and Practice
In this last video of the series, Rabbi Stacey summarizes the roundtable discussions and key takeaways from “Supporting Communities of Shared Values and Practice“. Watch it here.
Webinar with Rabbi Professor Dalia Marx: The Secrets of Ma’oz Tzur Then and Now
Professor Dalia Marx joined us for a webinar to explore the profound connections between Hanukkah and the contemporary challenges faced by Israel regarding Hamas and the global rise of anti-semitism. The webinar takes just after the release of the English translation of Rabbi Marx’s popular book, From Time to Time: Journeys in the Jewish Calendar. Her […]
Hamas Cyber War: Indentifying and Countering Misinformation Online
Before buying Twitter, Elon Musk sought out the world’s top experts in online disinformation and hired Cyabra to discern how many Twitter users were fake. Rafi Mendelsohn, VP of Marketing at Cyabra, joins us to share the company’s latest insights regarding disinformation related to the Israel-Hamas war. Cyabra has been widely quoted on the topic […]
WUPJ Value Proposition Roundtable discussion: Tikkun Olam: Our Imperative to Heal the World
In this last video of the series, Rabbi Stacey summarizes the roundtable discussions and key takeaways from “Tikkun Olam: Our Imperative to Heal the World”. Watch it here.
WUPJ Value Proposition Roundtable discussion: The Centrality of Jewish Learning
In this third video of the series, Rabbi Stacey summarizes the roundtable discussions and key takeaways from “The Centrality of Jewish Learning”. Watch it here.
WUPJ Value Proposition Roundtable discussion: The WUPJ Advances the Progressive/Reform Approach to Judaism
In the second video of the series, Rabbi Stacey summarizes the roundtable discussions and key takeaways from ‘The WUPJ Advances the Progressive/Reform Approach to Judaism”. Watch it here.
Adva and Eitan: Testimony of Survival and a Plea to Locate Missing Sister
Dr. Adva Guttman Tirosh’s sister is 27-year-old Tamar Guttman. She was at the Nova party when Hamas attacked. She has not been heard from since, and she is believed to have been kidnapped. Tamar has Crohn’s Disease, which needs constant treatment. Hear Adva recount the events of that dark day and the harrowing mission of […]
WUPJ Value Proposition Roundtable discussion: The WUPJ as a Central Hub of a Worldwide Network
In this first video of the series, Rabbi Stacey summarizes the roundtable discussions and key takeaways from ‘The WUPJ as a Central Hub of a Worldwide Network”. Watch it here.
Exclusive Insights on Hamas and Hezbollah From World-Leading Expert Matthew Levitt
Matthew Levitt is one of the world’s foremost authorities on Hamas and Hezbollah and will join the WUPJ for a webinar on Tuesday, October 31st, to share his insights. Mr. Levitt is the Fromer-Wexler Fellow and director of the Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence at The Washington Institute. He wrote books on Hamas and […]
My Name is Caleb | Parashat Sh’lach
I was there with Joshua when we saw the Promised Land. I heard the other tribal leaders report back to Moses, Aaron, and the entire Israelite community[1]. We all saw the same land, but what they saw was different. They did see a land flowing with milk and honey, just like what Joshua and I […]
Is interrupting kosher? | Parashat Tazria-Metzora
When you hear that someone has lung cancer, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? I am embarrassed to admit it, but my mind leaps to, “Were they a smoker?” It is natural for us to want to “blame the victim.” I think that assigning blame is a self-defense mechanism. If we can identify the cause of the illness and we can avoid that behavior, then we hope we can protect ourselves from the same fate.
Kosher Kraziness | Parashat Shemini
…following kosher guidelines for the holidays help us add another level of holiness to our lives. It connects us back to our history, to our people and ultimately to god.