From the CCAR Convention, From the Sources, The People Israel, Maayanot (Primary Sources), Poetry, Books Review
FROM THE EDITOR
At the Gates
ARTICLES
FROM THE CCAR CONVENTION
Marking the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the Acceptance of Openly Gay and Lesbian Rabbis in the Reform Movement: An Address at the 2015 CCAR Convention (Philadelphia, March 16, 2015) – Yoel H. Kahn
How God Changes Your Brain: An Introduction to Jewish Neurotheology – Andrew Newberg
Growing Older, Growing Better: The Impact of the Longevity Revolution – Richard F. Address
ON BEING A RABBI
Authority and Religion: The Jewish Philosophy of Alvin J. Reines – Anthony D. Holz
Saying “Yes” to Mixed-Marriage Officiation: A Socio-Halachic Approach – A. Brian Stoller
Davar Acher: Rabbis Should Stand for Jewish Marriage – Arnold S. Gluck
FROM THE SOURCES
Rabbinic Criminal Justice – Stephen Passamaneck
THIS PEOPLE ISRAEL
When Efforts at Synagogue Transformation Fail – David A. Whiman
A Need for a New Ritual: Remembering the Birthday for a Loved One Who Has Died – Arthur Gross-Schaefer and Ilana Schachter
My Son – Eric Wisnia
MAAYANOT (PRIMARY SOURCES)
S. Y. Agnon, “The Great Synagogue” – Laurence L. Edwards
POETRY
From The Songs of the Garden, Haim O. Rechnitzer
Between Me and You
A Day in the Garden
The Jackal Moment
BOOK REVIEWS
The Bible’s Prophets: An Introduction for Christians and Jews, David J. Zucker – Reviewed by Mordechai Schreiber
The Myth of the Cultural Jew, Roberta Rosenthal Kwall – Reviewed by Laurence L. Edwards