Laurie Matzkin's in depth research on the phenomena known as Friday Night Live... it's impact on Jewish worship and how synagogues can learn from its success.

by Jill Menkes Kushner

From Reform Judaism, Winter 1995
Reprinted With Permission

Temple has become a place to ask questions about God; to think; to wonder; to explore feelings that seem out of place in the everyday world.

by Sherry Israel

From The Reconstructionist, Spring 1995
Reprinted with permission.

In any discussion of community and contemporary American Jewry, it is essential that we pay attention to the wide context in which we live. Too often, we seem to forget that the complex realities of Jewish life today did not arise in a vacuum, that we are profoundly influenced by the currents of modern American culture.

From ``The Jewish Journal,'' September 26, 1997

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You would think that in a city with 519,000 Jews and at least 175 synagogues of all different strains, Judith --- she requested her last name not be used --- would be able to pick a place of worship to spend the High Holidays. But she can't. ``I have no idea where I'm going,'' she said. ``I just haven't found the place.''

by Lawrence Bush: A short essay on why it is sometimes hard to pray.