Shabbat for Rohingya Rights
Since August 2017, nearly 700,000 Rohingya refugees have fled violence and ethnic cleansing in the Rakhine State, a region on the western border of Burma. The survivors have made their way to Bangladesh where refugee camps hold new humanitarian and bureaucratic challenges.
An Unwanted Exodus
Opening Our Doors: A Reflection on Passover and Transgender Day of Visibility
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 8.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Garamond; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 8.0px 36.0px; font: 14.0px Garamond; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} span.s2 {text-decoration: underline ; font-kerning: none; c
Beit Shemesh Protesters Confront Abusive Gender Segregation
On Monday in the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh (a town with a high number of ultra-Orthodox residents and even higher tensions between the secular and haredim), police officers once again removed a sign ordering the separation of men and women in public spaces inciting a 300-person protes
When We Seek God as a Partner
In Parashat Sh’mini we read of the death of Aaron’s sons who offered “alien fire” to God and were consumed. While commentators throughout the ages have tried to make sense of this tragedy, the text also guides us to appreciate the power of the choices we make.
After Parkland, Can We Ever Forgive?
We may never reach a full t’shuvah in our ability to forgive, but we should always strive to make the world better for future generations.
Pagination
- First page
- Previous page
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5