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We Are Better Than This
Each year 100,000 Americans are injured or killed because of gun-related crimes. In recent weeks, too many horrific incidents of gun violence have captured national attention, reflecting the worsening ideological divisiveness, anger and intolerance in our nation, all of which must end.
Our Responsibility During a "Bloody Summer"
It has been a bloody summer here in America. The violent shooting and murder of twelve people at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado was shortly followed by
Reform Movement Horrified by Attack on Arab Teen
This past weekend, a large group of Jewish Israeli teens attacked three Arab teens in Jerusalem's Kikar Zion (Zion Square) while an even larger crowd of Israelis looked on.
Anti-Apartheid Activists Mourn Killing of Striking Miners in S. Africa
Last Thursday, South African police forces opened fire on miners who were on strike protesting their wages. At least 34 have been declared dead at the hands of law enforcement.
Changed for the Better
“Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better? Because I knew you, I’ve been changed for good.”
A Shabbat Prayer for Joplin Mosque and Sikh Temple
The tragic shooting at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, WI last weekend that resulted in seven deaths and scores of injuries has horrified us all. Acts of violence fueled by ethnic hatred, including what may be an act of arson against a mosque in Joplin, MO this week, have no place in ou
Reform Movement Mourns Sikh Tragedy
Yesterday afternoon a 40-year-old man, Wade Michael Page, opened fire in a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, fatally wounding six members of the community and injuring three others.
Rape, Abortion and Judaism
One of the paramount values of Jewish tradition is the embrace of life.