FOCUS
MUSSAR -
A SPIRITUAL PRACTICE TO ELEVATE CHARACTER

The Mussar Revival
by Leonard Felson

How to Bring Mussar to Your Synagogue: 5 Practical Steps
by Leonard Felson

Practice, Practice, Practice
by Alan Morinis

Online Exclusive:
RJ Discussion and Study Guide to Mussar
by Alan Morinis

Freedom
by Gary Shaffer

Acceptance
by Debra Cohn

Humility
by Ellen Berk

Equanimity
by Henry Wodnicki

Compassion
by Fran Zimmerman

JEWISH LIFE

Trendspotting:
Reimagining the Mikveh
by Sue Fishkoff

Inner Life:
The Hebrew Lesson
by Bettina Elias Siegel

Books: Yizkor— Remembrance
by Bonny V. Fetterman

Books for Discussion—
Significant
Jewish Books
by Bonny V. Fetterman, Joan Glazer Farber

Spirituality:
Holiness at the Poker Table
by Art Grand

Ritual: Why Reform Never Abandoned Circumcision
by Mark Washofsky

FALL '08 COVER STORY
Founding Myths
by Krista Tippett
Colonial America was no safe haven for minority religions—including Judaism—and the founding fathers were at odds on church-state separation. In a conversation with the RJ magazine editors, Steven Waldman discusses how in 17th-century New England it was a crime to be a Quaker and in Virginia it was a crime to be a Baptist—and Jews were kept out for generations.

FEATURE STORIES

From Hava Nagilla to Hip Hop A conversation with Naomi Cohn-Zentner on how Israeli music has captured a changing nation. Online Exclusive: Listen to musical clips; song liner notes.		Sitting in the Front Row A conversation with Union for Reform Judaism Board Chairman Peter J. Weidhorn on his leadership style, goals for the Reform Movement, family life, Jewish beliefs, hobbies, and more.

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