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Battered Immigrant Women Robbed of Protections in House VAWA
Although the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act has historically been one of the least polarizing political issues since its introduction in 1994, the House and the Senate have found substantial disagreement over some of the law’s pr
Women, the Driving Force
The author of this post, Barbara Lerman-Golomb, is a member of the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism.
13 Jewish Stories about Moms for Mother’s Day
This Mother’s Day, we’ve rounded up a few of our favorite stories about moms to share with you. We hope you’ll read them, enjoy them, relate to them, comment on them, and maybe share stories of your own mothers. Happy Mother’s Day!
Houla Massacre Puts Syria "Outside the Community of Nations"
This weekend, more than 100 civilians were massacred under the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Sleep Out to End Malaria
In order to
shine a light on malaria prevention efforts, Nothing But Nets is
Ghetto: A Poem
the path that we now follow / is the Exodus our ancestors never chose / flooding with pain they died not to swallow / the past spills into the river and flows
Reform Leader Condemns Attacks on African Refugees in Israel
Saperstein: Such violence has no place in any civilized society, much less Israel, the nation state of the Jewish people who have throughout history known similar horrors rooted in ethnic and religious differences.
UPDATE: House Passes a VAWA that Does Not Protect All Victims
Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted to pass a version of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization that prioritizes some victims over others and politicizes the safety and well-being of victims of abuse.
I could not have predicted that a bill called the Violence Against Women Act wou
VAWA Amendment Violates First Amendment
Although the Senate passed a bipartisan version of VAWA last month that would extend protection from intimate partner violence to all victims regardless of sexual orientation, gender ide