Welcome, MK Class of 2012
By Manda Graizel, the Machon Kaplan Program Coordinator.
Everything is foreseen, yet freedom of choice is given. The world is judged by grace, yet all is according to the amount of action. —Pirke Avot 3:19
Praise for Supreme Court Decision in 'Juvenile Life Without Parole' Case
Rabbi Saperstein: "We reaffirm the biblical concept that the criminal is a human being, capable of reshaping his or her life."
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A Tree Grows in Beit Shemesh
After a surprising snowfall in Jerusalem last Shabbat, this week we got a preview of spring. The sun was shining and the wildflowers were in bloom. There are few things more beautiful than a field full of wild tulips, primrose, and cormorants.
Rabbi David Saperstein to Protest at Sudanese Embassy
Saperstein: I am here today because when Jews mark the Passover holiday, we read that in every generation, we are to see ourselves as if we personally had been liberated from Egypt.
Shock and Sadness in the Wake of Tragic French Shooting
Shooting at Jewish School in France Sends Shock through Reform Movement
Pelavin: "No mother should ever have to face the inestimable hardship of losing her husband and children in one instant, nor should parents have to mourn the loss of a child. "
North Dakotans Reject Measure Three
Rabbi David Saperstein Arrested At Sudanese Embassy
Rabbi Saperstein: Today, knowing every unresponsive day means more pain, more suffering, more death, more orphans - today this is our answer: We must not, we dare not, we will not stand idly by.