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For Our Creative Survival: Liberal Zionists Speak Out
The following column is part of a series. For more, go to Liberal Zionists Speak Out.
I am a Zionist.
Social Justice & America’s Top 50 Rabbis
Newsweek and the Daily Beast released their annual list of “America’s Top 50 Rabbis” this week, and we at the RAC are thrilled to see director Rabbi David Saperstein in the number four spot.
Democracy Is a Promise We Renew Every Day
Democracy is, indeed, a promise we renew not just on election day, but every day. Democracy does not exist independent of our contributions to it. Citizens and immigrants, voters, and presidents – all of us build democracy.
Jewish Resources for Coping with the Insurrection in Washington, D.C.
What we saw Wednesday was not just an unprecedented assault on the U.S. Capitol but on our constitutional democracy and the values we as Reform Jews – and Americans of all faiths and cultural backgrounds – hold so dear.
Turbulence in Sudan and South Sudan
The semblance of hope that precipitated out of talks between Sudanese and South Sudanese governments on March 13 has dissolved after a clash between the two countries’ armies and a cancellation of the summit during which the presi
Awakening to the Moral Imperatives of this Moment
This is a moment that requires extraordinary courage to do the hardest and most transformative social change work. It is for all Americans of conscience to build a more just and compassionate future by facing the truth of our history and our present.
RAC Legislative Priorities for the 117th Congress
The Religious Action Center outlines our legislative priorities to members of the 117th Congress, urging them to join us in the pursuit of a more just and compassionate world.
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)
A Prayer for Shabbat Tzedek
A prayer for Shabbat Tzedek – a Shabbat of Justice – in connection with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day weekend.
On Tu BiShvat, Celebrate a Season of Promise for Environmental Action
With a shrinking window of opportunity to prevent the worst effects of climate change, Tu BiShvat is an important occasion to make our voices heard and defend the future of the planet.