CCAR Journal: The Reform Jewish Quarterly

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Fall 2023: Symposium on Language

From the Guest Editor

• At the Gates

Symposium Articles

• Searching for My Brethren – Ilana Cruger-Zaken
• A Journey to Hulaula, and Other Jewish Iranian Languages – Alan Niku
• The Linguistic Landscape of Juhuri: A Sociolinguistic Overview of an Endangered Jewish Language of the Caucasus – Murad Suleymanov
• Enriching Jewish Leadership: Adaptive Chevruta as a Modern Language for Jewish Learning – Rabbi Ana Bonnheim, Avidan Halivni, and Rabbi Jeremy Borovitz
• Finding a New Term: “Bet Mitzvah” – Rabbi Linda Joseph and Rabbi Evan Schultz
• Unspoken Words – Rabbi Laurie Katz Braun, DMin
• Yiddish Today: Revival, Revitalization, and Rediscovery – Rebecca (Rivke) Margolis
• The Efficacy of Payer: Yotzer Or, A Case Study – Eden Glaser
• Sing to God a New Song: Introducing The JPS Tanakh: Gender-Sensitive Edition – Rabbi Barry L. Schwartz and Rabbi Beth Lieberman

Articles

• Malamud’s Modern Midrash: “Idiots First” – Rabbi David J. Zucker
• Clergy Discretionary Funds: A Powerful Tool for Good – Rabbi Steven A. Fox
• Jewish Breads Tell Stories – Rabbi Deborah Prinz
• Consecrated Unto Me – Rabbi Martin P. Beifield Jr.

Book Reviews

• Bedouin Folktales from the North of Israel – Yoel Shalom Perez and Judith Rosenhouse – Reviewed by Rabbi Phyllis Sommer, RJE
• The Jews of Summer: Summer Camp and Jewish Culture in Postwar America – Sandra Fox – Reviewed by Rabbi Allie Fischman
• To Be a Holy People: Jewish Tradition and Ethical Values – Eugene Korn – Reviewed by Alan Mittleman
• Fellow Travelers on a Journey to Tomorrow: A Review Essay – Michael Marmur
  • Judaism in a Digital Age: An Ancient Age Confronts a Transformative Era – Danny Schiff
  • Judaism Disrupted: A Spiritual Manifesto for the 21st Century – Michael Strassfeld
• In the Garden of the Righteous: The Heroes Who Risked Their Lives to Save Jews During the Holocaust – Richard Hurowitz – Reviewed by Rabbi Rachel Kaplan Marks
• Diary of a Black Jewish Messiah: The Sixteenth-Century Journey of David Reubeni through Africa, the Middle East, and Europe – Alan Verskin – Reviewed by Jennifer Grayson, PhD
• New Perspectives in American Jewish History: A Documentary Tribute to Jonathan D. Sarna – Edited by Mark A. Raider and Gary Phillip Zola, Reviewed by Rabbi Ari S. Lorge

Poetry

• Foehrenwald, 1957 – Nathaniel Lachenmeyer
• It is nice – Nathaniel Lachenmeyer
• Some Shatterings – Patty Seyburn
• The Exilarch – Patty Seyburn
• Trying to Listen – Patty Seyburn
• Half and Half – Rabbi Stephen S. Pearce
• Legends of our time – Rabbi Steven Lebow
• O Let Me Behold Your Presence! – Wayne Norman Cochran
• Moses at the End of the Day – Todd Friedman
• Esau’s Story – Todd Friedman
• Ruth’s Marriage – Todd Friedman
• My dreams – Bruce Black
• Looking for a Pebble – Rabbi Roger Nash
• My Grandfather’s Pocket Watch – Rabbi Roger Nash
• The Button Bag – Rabbi Roger Nash
• Sukkot – Rabbi Robert Levy
• But Never Over – Jane R. Snyder
• Never Let Anyone – Jane R. Snyder
• Red-Haired Giant – Jane R. Snyder
• Poems of Two Cities: The Poetry of Baruch Link – Rabbi William Cutter

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Summer 2023: Israel at Seventy-Five

From the Guest Editor

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Articles

• Challenges Confronting the Jewish and Democratic State of Israel and Diaspora Jewry today – Rabbi John L. Rosove
• Jewish Women in Reform Settings in Israel: Past, Present, and Personal – Rabbi Einat Libel-Hass
• A Glimpse through the Microcosm of Tel HaShomer Hospital – Rabbi Judith Edelman-Green
• The Question of the Israeli Identity of Our Times – Rabbi Osnat Eldar
• Israel Shall be Free, from the River to the Sea – Rabbi Or Zohar
• Why is Reform Judaism So Hated in Israel? – David Sperber
• Reflections on My Love for Israel – Rabbi Rosette Barron Haim
• Being a Liberal Religious Zionist—An Evolving Tension – Rabbi Lea A. Mühlstein 
• Addressing Israel at Seventy-Five – Rabbi Michael (Mickey) Boyden
• Reform Judaism and Israel at Seventy-Five – Rabbi Naamah Kelman
• Avoiding the Worst-Case Scenario – Rabbi Stanley M. Davids
• Healing the Land; Healed by the Land – Rabbi Paul Citrin
• Falling in Love Again with Israel – Rabbi Becky Hoffman
• The Imperative to Seek Peace – Rabbi Ron Kronish
• Israel at Seventy-Five: Good for Its Place – Rabbi Sanford Olshansky
• Aliyah in Retirement – Rabbi Donald P. Cashman
• “Location, Location, Location” – Rabbi Joseph A. Edelheit
• Redemption Is Always Possible – Rabbi Arik Ascherman
• From Demonstrations to Demonstrating the Power of Social Change – Rabbi Kinneret Shiryon and Rabbi Nir Ishay Barkin

Book Reviews

• Liberating Gender for Jews and Allies: The Wisdom of Transkeit – Edited by Jane Rachel Litman and Jakob Hero-Shaw – Reviewed by Rabbi Emily Langowitz
• The Book of Job in Jewish Life and Thought: Critical Essays – Jason Kalman – Reviewed by Rabbi David Ellenson
• Jewish Soldiers in the Civil War: The Union Army – Adam D. Mendelsohn – Reviewed by Rabbi Ben Zeidman
• The Reform Movement in Israel: Perspectives on Identity and Community (Hebrew) – Edited by Elazar Ben-Lulu and Ofer Shiff – Reviewed by Rabbi Dr. Israel Bobrov Zoberman
• The Origins of Judaism: An Archaeological-Historical Reappraisal – Yonatan Adler – Reviewed by Kristine Garroway, PhD

Poetry

• Romemu Hashtag Haiku – Patty Seyburn
• Ten things that should have been created at twilight on the sixth day of creation, according to Yours Truly – Patty Seyburn
• Another Nisan – Rabbi Stephen S. Pearce, PhD
• Adrift – Rabbi Daniel Polish
• I Never Heard of That – Richard Rosengarten
• Upon His Return Before El Beit El – Rabbi Jeff Ablesser

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Spring 2023

From the Editor

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Articles

• Genesis 2 and B’nei Mitzvah at Eighty-Three – Rabbi Tamara Cohn Eskenazi, PhD, and Rabbi Stanley M. Davids
• Jacob Neusner on Academic and Religious Authority, and Reform Judaism – Rabbi Elliot B. Gertel
• Further Thoughts on a Broken Oven: A Return to Bava M’tzia 59b – Rabbi Paul Golomb
• Love, Conversion, and Marriage: The Missing Story of Joseph’s Wife, Aseneth – Anthony Sheppard
• It’s Time to Include Equity Riders in Rabbinic Employment Contracts – Jamie Eisner, Esq., Rabbi Paul Kipnes, Michael Gan, Esq., Rabbi David Spinrad, and Rabbi Susan N. Shankman

Book Reviews

• Writing Plague: Jewish Responses to the Great Italian Plague – Susan Einbinder – Reviewed by Rabbi Nicole Roberts
• The Founding Father (Chaim Weizmann, Biography 1922-1952) – Motti Golani and Jehuda Reinhartz – Reviewed by Rabbi Dr. Israel Bobrov Zoberman
• Dirshuni: Contemporary Women’s Midrash – Edited by Tamar Biala – Reviewed by Rabbi Sari Laufer
• Burning the Books: A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge – Richard Ovenden – Reviewed by Rabbi Adam Rosenthal
• Kabbalah and the Founding of America: The Early Influence of Jewish Thought in the New World – Brian Ogren – Reviewed by Rabbi Bailey Romano
• Longing: Poems of a Life – Merle Feld – Reviewed by Jack Riemer
• The Messiah Confrontation: Pharisees Versus Sadducees and the Death of Jesus – Israel Knohl – Reviewed by Rabbi Joshua Garroway, PhD

Short Fiction

• A Brief History of the Alef – Howard Schwartz

Poetry

• The Organ Recital – Rabbi Dr. Stephen S. Pearce
• Found in Psalm 23 – Jacqueline Jules
• The Average Israelite – Jacqueline Jules
• Vidui: Preface to an Unwritten Book – John H. Planer
• Moses in Midian – Stephen Bertman, PhD
• Walking the Labyrinth – Rabbi Pamela Wax
• All the Torah – Rabbi Pamela Wax
• Creation Questions 5783 – Mike Abram
• Saturday Morning Service – Robert Manaster
• The Blueness of Chagall’s Stained-Glass Windows – Robert Nash
• Chagall’s “Solitude,” 1933/34. – Robert Nash
• Noah – Bruce Zuckerman
• Jacob was Left Alone – Rabbi Dan Ornstein

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Winter 2023

From the Editor

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Articles: The Rabbinate as Career: Challenges and Opportunities

• Reflections of a Rabbinate – Rabbi Lewis Kamrass
• Getting What You Wish For: Jewish Professionals and the Emotional Meaning of Money – Rabbi Ellen Lewis
• Fifty Years with One Congregation: A Memoir of Sorts – Rabbi Peter H. Grumbacher
• Joys of Being a Second-Career Rabbi – Rabbi Sanford Olshansky
• “That’s No Job for a Jewish Boy”: In Honor of Those Who Guided Me in My Rabbinate – Rabbi Philip Bently
• Making the Circuit – Rabbi Jordan Parr
• An Unlikely Journey – Rabbi Neal Katz

General Articles

• “Egypt Is Lost”: Lessons for History and America – Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman
• Declarations of Dialogue: Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Overtures to the Religious Other – Rabbi Judith Schindler
• M’gillah and Machiavelli: Esther’s Political Science – Rabbi Leigh Lerner
• Challenges and Opportunities for Change: Biblical Models – Rabbi Steven Bob
• Interpersonal T’shuvah – Rabbi Neil Hirsch
• Aliyat HaNefesh: How to Raise the Community’s Spirituality One Step at a Time – Rabbi Lester Polansky

Book Reviews

• From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life – Arthur C. Brooks – Reviewed by Rabbi Melanie Aron
• Power and Gender in Rabbinic Sexual Abuse: A Review Essay: When Rabbis Abuse: Power, Gender, and Status in the Dynamics of Sexual Abuse in Jewish Culture – Elana Sztokman – Reviewed by Rabbi Rachel Adler, PhD
• The Beauty of Dusk: On Vision Lost and Found – Frank Bruni – Reviewed by Rabbi David J. Zucker, PhD
• A God We can Believe In – Edited by Richard Agler and Rifat Soncino – Reviewed by Rabbi Geoffrey Dennis
• Search: A Novel – Michelle Huneven – Reviewed by Rabbi Benjamin Altshuler
• The Third Temple – Abraham B. Yehoshua – Reviewed by Rabbi Dr. Israel Bobrov Zoberman
• Arc of Our History: A Social and Political Narrative of Family and Nation – Stanley Rigler – Reviewed by Rabbi Daniel Polish
• Headstone – Mark Elber – Reviewed by Rabbi Natalie Louise Shribman

Poetry

• Homeless No More – Rabbi Dr. Israel Bobrov Zoberman
• The Night Before My Doctor’s Appointment – Richard Fein

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