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Reform Jewish Movement Distributes $1.5 Million in Disaster Relief
"Your generous gift gives new meaning to the sentiment, 'We are all New Yorkers."
- Daniel Greenberg, President and Attorney-in-Chief of The Legal Aid Society
International Women's Day
Last month, I wrote a
Some Quirky Science
Most congressional committee mark ups of bills are not exactly the most exciting TV.
Galilee Diary: The Neighbors
Whoever saves one life in Israel [i.e., of a Jew] is as if he had saved an entire world.
– Mishnah, Sanhedrin 4:5
Whoever saves one life is as if he had saved an entire world.
Reports About Bradley Manning' Treatment Cause for Concern
Pelavin: "The information which has been carried in the press raises significant concerns about the apparently degrading and humiliating treatment of Pfc. Manning."
Ki Teitzei: When You Go Out as a Warrior
Parashat Ki Teitzei includes a rich and varied collection of directives that serve as a partial blueprint for behaviors and norms to create the emerging covenantal culture. As Professor Adele Berlin notes, “Issues pertaining to women are prominent in this parashah. . . .