Turbulence in Sudan and South Sudan
New Report is a Call to Action to End Child Homelessness
Reform Jewish Movement Applauds New Protections for Undocumented Immigrants
100 Women in Congress: A Jewish Look at a Major Milestone
The end of the 113th Congress will mark a milestone for women in politics: for the first time in history, 100 women will serve together in Congress.
100 Women in Congress: When Underrepresentation Marks a Milestone
Vote “Yes” on Question 4 at the Ballot Box this Election Day
It is all too common for workers today to face heart-wrenching choices between their job and caring for themselves or an ill loved one.
Galilee Diary: Blood and fire and pillars of smoke
…So I know the sea was not split in vain Deserts not crossed in vain – If at the end of the story stand Daddy and the kid Looking forward and knowing their turn will come. -from "The Kid of the Haggadah" by Nathan Alterman (trans. Arthur Waskow and Judy Spelman)
The Binding of Isaac: A New Look at an Old Story
The story of the binding of Isaac (Genesis 22) has always troubled me, and reading it again this year has been no different.
We Get to Be Jewish
Growing up the child of a Jew-by-choice, everything about Judaism was a choice for us. For my mother, Judaism was a gift. She felt very proud to count herself among the Jewish people. She felt blessed to have the opportunity to do Jewish things.
Clothes Make the Story . . .
To paraphrase Mark Twain, "clothes make the [story]." Throughout the course of Parashat Vayeishev, references to clothing accentuate and propel the unfolding drama.
Joseph's Clothes Spell Trouble