Hebrew Union College

N.Y. Rabbi Tapped To Lead Reform Jews

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Kevin Eckstrom Religion News Service (RNS) A New York rabbi with a reputation for innovation has been tapped to lead the Union for Reform Judaism,...

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Heeding Heschel's Call: Hebrew Union Seminarians Pray With Their Feet at Park51

Joshua Stanton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, Ground Zero Mosque, Prayer, park51, Hebrew Union College, Liberty Walk, Religion News
Joshua Stanton

Heeding Heschel's call, on Tuesday, August 31, over forty students, staff, and faculty from Hebrew Union College - New York walked with signs of support, yarmakules, prayer shawls, and ceremonial rams horns from our campus on West Fourth Street to the Park51 community center.

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Jewish Music: Two Artists, Two Visions, Part 1 - Debbie Friedman

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lesley Karsten-DiNocola, Mi Shebeirach, Hebrew Union College, Debbie Friedman, Jewish Music, Gary Bretton-Granatoor, Music and Religion, Religion News
Marcia G. Yerman

Little did I know that I would have the opportunity to interview the woman who had written the song "Mi Shebeirach" and learn how she had changed the world of Jewish worship. Her name is Debbie Friedman.

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Germany's First Jewish Cantor Since the Holocaust Finds a New Home in Los Angeles

Sylvia Sukop | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Juval Porat, Holocaust, Lisa Edwards, Beth Chayim Chadashim, Gay Rights, Glbt, Marriage Equality, Germany, Hebrew Union College, Abraham Geiger College, Synagogue, Czech Torah Scroll, Chotebor Jewish Community, Lgbt, Los Angeles News
Sylvia Sukop

The diversity of Jewish life in America is unrivaled anywhere in the world, and Los Angeles has been a hospitable home for Jews across the spectrum. Here, LGBT Jews find a warm reception.

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