CCAR JOURNAL: THE REFORM JEWISH QUARTERLY
Published by the Central Conference of American Rabbis
Winter 2020
FROM THE EDITOR
ARTICLES
- #JewishWomenToo: Rape and Sexual Harassment in the Bible – Micah Streiffer and Judith Schindler
- How to Be a Best Friend? Ask Abraham – Leigh Lerner
- Mean Rabbis – Elaine Rose Glickman
- The Experience of God – Kenneth D. Roseman
- Public Preacher/Private Poet: Poetry by Harvey J. Fields – William Cutter
- The Poet’s Tallit: Prayer Shawls in Poems by Avraham Shlonksy, Yehuda Amichai, Myra Sklarew, and Yehoshua November – Naomi B. Sokoloff
- A Buber Revival Is Coming–But Maybe for the Wrong Reasons: A Review Essay – Reviewed by Neal Gold
- Redemption and the State of Israel: How Liturgy on Redemption is Handling Zionism – Michael Lewis and Samuel Stern
- A Jewish Theology of Climate Change – Glenn Jacob
- Worshiper of Idols or Ideal Worshiper: Jethro in the M’chilta D’Rabbi Yishmael – Steven Lebow
- Josephus on the Begetting of Samson: A Treasury of Biblical Tropes – David J. Zucker
- Theological “Black Holes” in Religions and the Ways They Lead to Heaven (or Hell) – Admiel Kosman
- The Babylonian Connection: What Does Judaism Owe to Babylon and Persia? – Richard Damashek
MAAYANOT (Primary Sources)
- From the Shtetl to the Kibbutz: Translated Excerpts from a Forgotten Zionist Tzene U’rene – Translated by Lenn Schramm, introduction and commentary by Netta Schramm
BOOK REVIEWS
- Inner East: Illuminated Poems and Blessings – Marcia Falk, Reviewed by Suzanne Singer
- The Hospice Team: Who We Are and How We Care – Chaim J. Wender and Patricia E. Morrison, Reviewed by Jonathan R. Katz
- Climbing a Question – Roger Nash, Reviewed by Bruce Block
POETRY
- Some Things I Know About My Mother – Elaine Terranova
- Er Lakht – Elaine Terranova
- Babi Yar Witness, 1941 – Elaine Elinson
- My Grandmother’s Waltz – Judith Skillman
- Margot Again – Judith Skillman
- Aerie – Judith Skillman
- Hineini – Stephanie Friedman
- Tishah B’Av in Chicago: A Meditation on Eichah, Chapter 5 – Stephanie Friedman
- Latkes – Carol Dorf
- Bitter Honey – Carol Dorf
- Seven Hundred Wives – Lori Levy
- Of Magic and Superstition – Carol V. Davis
- Puttin Wants the Jews Back – Carol V. Davis
- Lot’s Daughters – Carol V. Davis
- Nursery Rhyme – Carol V. Davis
- Matchmaker – Carol V. Davis
- My Father Visits – Carol V. Davis
RESPONSE
- Response to the Summer 2019 Issue – Israel Zoberman
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