Shavuot marks the end of the counting of the Omer, the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot. Many view the counting of the Omer as a spiritual and conscientious practice—but while the Reform Jewish community conscientiously counts through 49 days, we know that there are many who count days, weeks, and years as they serve time in the criminal justice system.
This post is adapted from a sermon given on February 9, 2018 at Temple Beth El in San Pedro, CA.
Last night I read a disturbing article published by Reuters which provided a detailed, graphic and verified account of a massacre of ten Rohingya men in a remote
Last July, I joined partners from throughout the faith community for a 24-hour vigil to defend the Affordable Care Act. We stood just steps away from the entrance to the Capitol, some huddling under a tree for relief from the heat of a D.C. summer.
In the Passover Haggadah, we read “in every generation, a person is obligated to see themselves as though they came forth from Egypt.” Maimonides, the 12th century Jewish philosopher, encourages us to read it as “a person is obligated to show themselves as
When I was in 10th grade, I headed from Baltimore, MD to Washington, DC for my first program at the Religious Action Center.
Since the Charlottesville violence, there has been a reckoning and much public reflection about race in America. The result: The sense that business as usual cannot continue.
Learn more about Ethan's story here.
Scared. Shocked. Angry. Confused.
We did not want this, We did not ask for this "opportunity;" we did not do anything wrong to deserve this AND we will not run from our obligations as parents to care for our child.
See the RAC’s previous coverage of the opioid crisis here and here.
In late July, President Obama signed the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (CARA) into law. CARA addresses the growing opioid abuse epidemic in the United States, which took
The United States faces a serious opioid abuse problem. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the rate of overdose deaths involving opioids, including prescription painkillers and heroin, has increased nearly four times since 1999.
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