Crisis of Hope for LGBT Youth Continues
Stop the Execution of Troy Davis
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.
Reform Movement Reminds LGBT Teens that "It Gets Better"
Rabbi Saperstein: "As human beings, we have a responsibility to ensure that the spark of the Divine presence in each individual is respected.
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. . . .
Reform Jewish Leader Arrested at Sudanese Embassy
WASHINGTON, DC, April 28, 2006 - Today Rabbi Michael Namath, Program Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, was arrested while protesting in front of the Embassy of Sudan in Washington, DC.
How Tikkun Olam and Pikuah Nefesh Will Help Me Prepare: A #BlogElul Post
Last week I had lunch with a rabbi friend who told me he’s in the midst of preparing four different sermons for the upcoming High Holidays.
Syrian Refugees
With more than 500,000 people displaced to neighboring countries by the violent civil war in Syria, the Jewish Coalition for Disaster Relief (JCDR) has opened a fund to provide humanitarian aid to the refugees.
Rabbi Eric Yoffie: Rev. Falwell's influence will be felt for years, even generations, to come
LYNCHBURG, VA, April 26, 2006-In a direct but respectful speech before the faculty and students of Liberty University, Rabbi Eric H.