Silence and Solidarity: Reflections from Pittsburgh
What I am left with is the silence.
Standing outside of Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill, a normally busy neighborhood of Pittsburgh, it was eerily quiet.
What I am left with is the silence.
Standing outside of Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill, a normally busy neighborhood of Pittsburgh, it was eerily quiet.
As a Reform Jew growing up in suburban New York, antisemitism seemed as removed from my own experience as Sunday school stories of Jonah and the Whale.
In a disturbing new report, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) found that the number of murders committed by white supremacists in the United States more than doubled in 2017 compared to 2016.
According to the ADL, white supremacists and other far-right
On Monday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released its annual report on hate crimes. The latest report, which summarized data collected by law-enforcement agencies across the nation, shed light on the number of hate crimes that occurred in 2016.
Th
Rosh Hashanah is about taking stock of one's year: a time for reflection and introspection. The opportunity to reflect does not begin at Rosh Hashanah, however.
Our world is imperfect. As Jews, we know this.
The Torah teaches that God created a world capable of chaos and of order. While this can sometimes create moments of despair, it is also the basis for all hope, all light in the darkness.
The violence and hatred
After the 2016 election, our country witnessed a terrifying and concerning uptick in hate crimes and hate incidents. The Southern Poverty Law Center reported over 1,500 hate incidents in the month directly following the election. In a new project, Slate is
On May 26, 2017, hatred manifested itself in its most brutal form. During a train ride in Portland, Oregon, a known white supremacist began an anti-Muslim tirade against two girls, one of whom was wearing a hijab.
Last month, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) published its annual “Year in Hate and Extremism.” While the contents of this report are never pleasant and are often very challenging, this year’s report struck a particularly frightening chord.