March 2016

Split Decision at Supreme Court Protects Public Sector Unions

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court announced that it was equally divided 4-4 in the case Friedricks

3/30/2016

Tyler Dratch

L'Taken Stays With Us Long After the Season Ends

With another L’Taken season ended, and preparations already beginning for next year, the current class of legislative assistant

3/30/2016

Sarah Greenberg

Our Response to Istanbul, Ankara, Brussels and Lahore

Our religion teaches that the highest value is that of preserving human life.

3/29/2016

Rabbi Thomas A. Louchheim

A New Community of Practice: Moving Social Justice to the Center of Synagogue Life

On an otherwise unremarkable Friday night in January, extra chairs were being set up as Reform Jews filled the sanctuary for Shabbat evening services at Congregation Or Ami in Calabasas, Cali

3/28/2016

Lee Winkleman

L'Taken Participants Urge Senators to Support the Rights of People with Disabilities

Over the winter, nearly 2,000 Reform Jewish high school students came to Washington, D.C.

3/28/2016

Ari Davis and Josh Beiber

SCOTUS Sunrise: Recapping Oral Argument in Zubik v. Burwell

On Wednesday, Assistant Legislative Director Sarah Greenberg and I arrived at the Supreme Court well before sunrise and waited hours in line to attend oral arguments for

3/25/2016

Tracy Wolf

After AIPAC: The 2016 Election and Our Role

When news surfaced that Donald Trump would appear at AIPAC’s annual Policy Conference, American Jews found themselves at the center of an election season fraught with controversy.

3/24/2016

Jacob Kraus