Contemporary Jewish Life

No one can overstate the courage it takes for a child with disabilities to confront the public milestone of b’nai mitzvah. A Different Spirit provides the support to start all considerations with “yes”.

A Different Spirit: Creating Meaningful B'nai Mitzvah for Children with Disabilities is a collection written by experts from all over the world, including the most expert of all--people with lived experience of disability who share the story of their b’nai mitzvah, offering a compelling body of wisdom and encouragement that is utterly adaptable to individual needs. In chapters organized not by disability but by challenges such as nonverbal, mobility, learning difference, vision, or hearing, contributors share strategies, techniques and ref

Today more than ever, we need to develop Jewish leaders who feel empowered in these confusing times. Help your teens do exactly that.

Dreaming Bigger: Jewish Leadership for Teens by Dr. Erica Brown and Rabbi Benji Levy is a stunning resource for Jewish teens who want to make a difference in the world.

Teens have energy and idealism and are looking to make a difference, yet they don’t have the skills. Dreaming Bigger

When facing times of transition, loss, and challenge, people often turn to a synagogue or other Jewish institution for guidance.

When a Loved One Dies is a guide from the new pastoral care

Jonathan Shmidt Chapman shows us how to tell Bible stories to children.

Coming for Passover 2024, a haggadah that recognizes the heroism in Jewish culture and its contribution to our world and the enduring story of freedom that began with the ancient Exodus.

Discussion Questions for BREATH TAKING

• What expectations did you have for this memoir before you began reading it? How did you feel once you had finished?
• Chapter One of Breath Taking describes how Jessica and her husband first learn that something serious is threatening their daughter's health. What do we as readers learn about the author and her approach to being in the world at that moment? How does that initial impression change as we learn more of her story?
• Jessica emphasizes the need for joy to be louder than sorrow. Explore how the family finds moments of joy and how these moments become anchors in the face of heartbreak.
• There is much to make you cry in this book. Yet for all its seriousness, there are still many moments of levity and fun in Jessica's

Communities of Meaning: 

Conversations on Modern Jewish Life Inspired by Rabbi Larry Hoffman 

Coming January 2024

Larry Hoffman has had a singular impact on contemporary Jewish life in North America. He has taught us that Judaism is an unending conversation and as a tribute, 36 leading thinkers have engaged him in dialogue about the big questions in American Jewish life. The resulting book invites us into that conversation and challenges us to think creatively about the ideas and institutions that will shape Jewish life in the twenty-first century.  

This book takes stock of the century of transformation in American Jewish communal life and celebrates the diversity of expressions and ideas that define modern Judaism. It is thus a fitting guide for Jewish communal leaders engaged in organizational transformation and for observers of American religious