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Spark your imagination for any Torah study or d’var Torah, by stopping first at Rav’s Turntables. Rav’s Turntables is organized by the weekly Torah portions.

In this interactive online course for teens, we invite students to discover Judaism’s special place in the world. For too long, we have treated the choices of modern life as a risk for Jewish continuity. “Why Bother?” flips the conversation. We welcome that wider world – secular and religious alike – to engage with Judaism. The result is a kaleidoscope of new perspectives on Judaism’s vibrant contributions to society.

For over 3,000 years, Judaism has claimed a unique insight into the nature of God. But that insight has evolved together with the stories of our people. In the most recent centuries, the Reform Movement emerged as a religious response to modernity. But modern events and ideas, from the Holocaust to the State of Israel and the digital revolution have challenged us to ask: “Where is God in Reform Judaism?”

The Making Prayer Real Course, created by Rabbi Mike Comins, offers an innovative, spiritual dynamics approach to learning prayer and liturgy. Outstanding teachers are brought into the classroom via video, beginning a conversation that challenges students and draws them into dialogue with prayer, the Siddur, and each other.

A program for subscriber synagogues to the College Commons: Teaching Podcasts.
Episodes of the Bully Pulpit Podcast, enhanced by ready-to-use online curricula, including digital and analog tools for discussions assignments.