RuthE (RuthEllen) was born in Orange County, California. RuthE entered the US Air Force in which she served for 12 years at duty stations around the world. In 1982, RuthE was selected to…
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Rabbi Shari Berman
Shari Joy Berman is a Special Associate Professor at the Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine in Northern Japan. She’s just begun her 11th year at the university, the past two at…
Rabbi Shoshana “Shush” Carson
Rabbi Shush is a California native, who has lived in East Tennessee for the last 24+ years. She served as a cantorial soloist for various congregations in California and Tennessee for over 30…
What is Jewish Universalism and Why Does it Matter?
Rabbi Blane writes: To answer those questions, I need to revisit a bit of personal history. “When I first conceived of Jewish Universalism, it was during a transitional period when I declined…
Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute Ordains 6 New Rabbis Trained Untraditionally Online.,
JSLI – Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute, the Online Rabbinical and Cantorial School of Sim Shalom, celebrated freedom in diversity and flexibility on July 4th weekend at the 13th Class Ordination weekend. The…
Nashville Rabbi Brings Country Warmth to Global Online Sim Shalom Ma’ariv Summer Services
UJUC Rabbi, Nancy Tunick, will affirm her spiritual voice to bring the world-wide community a little closer in joyous song, prayers for healing, in honoring a Yahrzeit or mourn the loss of…
A Rabbi of Color Builds Bridges with Global Summer Ma’ariv Service
As a scientist, educator, and one of seven children raised in a close African American Jewish family in upstate New York, Rabbi Deborah fulfills her childhood dream to become a spiritual leader,…
At Shavuot Jews by Choice Update 3,000 Years of Tradition with Sim Shalom Online Conversion
On May 30th, several Sim Shalom Jews by Choice will celebrate Shavuot as the “newest” members of the tribe. Their conversion takes on special meaning for the Shavuot holiday which commemorates the…
Cyber Synagogue Challenges Convention
Article in the Washington Jewish Week. https://washingtonjewishweek.com/36387/cyber-synagogue-challenges-conventions/featured-slider-post/
A New Jewish Movement Emerges – Announcing the Union of Jewish Universalist Communities (UJUC)
In response to the evolving needs of Jews, a new paradigm for worship comes forth. The Union of Jewish Universalist Communities (UJUC) is a new Jewish movement- one that embraces the diversity…