Open Temple News Today

If a funeral procession and wedding procession meet at a crossroads, which one has the right of way? The talmud says the wedding should lead. We must lead with life.

In Venice, California, Open Temple’s High Holiday Ritual Lab invites all comers to approach the High Holiday season through pathways that manage to simultaneously be deeply-rooted in Judaism and enchantingly unconventional.

What to know, watch, do and experience for Hanukkah in L.A. in 2022.

What to know, watch, do and experience for Hanukkah in L.A. in 2022.

From the blog of Motti Verses at The Times of Israel

Trans-denominational seminary and graduate school Academy of Jewish Religion, California (AJRCA) has named Rabbi Joshua Hoffman as its new president and

Growing up in the Five Towns of Long Island as someone with a Jewish heritage, but without a Jewish identity, was a blend of confusion and curiosity.

The Journal asked several local Jewish leaders and clergy to share their reactions to this historic ruling.

The Unexpectedly Uplifting Story of the Scapegoat

As we prepare to celebrate a second Hanukkah amid a devastating pandemic that has upended our connections with one another, the Journal asked local Jewish