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Summer 2012
 
 
Columns
 
 
Women's League's SARRAE G. CRANE offers some Reflections on the Kiddush Ladies
 
FJMC's RABBI CHARLES SIMON has some suggestions For Fathers of Adult Children
 
RICHARD SKOLNIK introduces Tomorrow's Visionary Leaders from Nativ, United Synagogue's program for post-high school students in Israel
 
RABBI NEIL GILLMAN discusses books on Jewish life In the Bookshelf
 
Jewish Travel
 
What's Jewish About Camping?
Even though MAXINE SEGAL HANDELMAN did not grow up camping, she now spends a Shabbat each summer with 60 friends and family in one of Wisconsin's beautiful state parks
 
A Jewish Museum in Saint John?
SHIRLEY MOSKOW invites you to enjoy the Jewish sites in Canada's oldest city
 
On a Mission to Israel
On a recent trip to Israel, RABBI ROBERT SLOSBERG was exhilarated by the thriving Masorti movement but discouraged by some of its challenges
 
Israel for Kids
There is a lot to do in Israel for children of all ages, from petting zoos to scavenger hunts in Jerusalem, according to AVITAL COHEN
 
Facts You Might Not Know About Masorti
There is a great deal to know about our movement in Israel, according to RABBI ALAN SILVERSTEIN
 
A Personal Miracle: The First Masorti Rabbi in Ukraine
RABBI TZVI GRAETZ introduces a young man whose journey is inspiring
 
Jews in Georgia
A photo essay
 
Jewish Summer Camps
 
Yay for Jewish Summer Camps
Camp doctor SHARON SILVERMAN POLLOCK can't rave enough about the benefits of sending kids to a Jewish summer camp
 
In Memory of a Friend
His experiences at Camp Ramah help ADIN YEHOSHUA MEIR mourn the death of his closest friend
 
Camp Fosters Community
REBECCA KAHN asks what we can do to get more Conservative kids to Jewish camps
 
Ramah Fosters Community
National Ramah Director RABBI MITCHELL COHEN is proud that Ramah accomplishes so much without sacrificing Jewish content
 
Articles
 
What We Eat: Looking at Kashrut Through a Conservative Lens
For RABBI EDWARD FELD, kashrut must interweave ritual rules and regulations with modern challenges
 
CJ Reviews: New Kosher Cookbooks
FRAN GINSBURG finds value beyond the recipes in cookbooks – and also shares some recipes
 
Why Are You Wearing That Camel Around Your Neck...
There are many ways to introduce the weekly Torah reading. JOANNE PALMER describes one of them
 
...And What's That On Your Head?
His collection of kippot reflects BERT STRATTON'S 23 years playing clarinet at weddings and bar mitzvah parties
 
Making It Matter
After USY, Ramah, and Koach, our committed young Jews often look elsewhere for meaning in their lives, worries RICHARD S. MOLINE
 
A Ruach Family Service
Sensing a void in her synagogue's programming, PAMELA KIRSCHNER WEINFELD and friends created a service for school-aged children and their parents
 
Transforming Tefillah
BONNIE RIVA RAS describes how congregations offer new ways to experience Shabbat
 
Skyping the Minyan
A friend saying kaddish in the Hague joins RABBI DAVID LERNER'S minyan in Massachusetts
 
WOMEN SPEAK
Bat Mitzvah: Take Two
Describing one bat mitzvah with two celebrations 50 years apart, LISA KOGEN illustrates the trajectory of this now common coming of age ritual
 
Words of the Week
It's easy to grow your Hebrew vocabulary using a new program devised by FJMC and DAVID P. SINGER
 
United Synagogue's New Bylaws
JOANNE PALMER reviews the changes that will make United Synagogue more agile and responsive to the needs of its member kehillot
 
Hearing Men's Voices: A Signature Program of FJMC
ART SPAR edits a discussion among some FJMC mentschen
 
About the Cover
 
The Hesed House Social Club, in Rustavi, Georgia. Photo by Amir Halevy, who participated in the Jdocu journey to photograph Jewish communities worldwide. See more photographs beginning on page 30.
 
Cover design: Josef Tocker
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