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Reform Movement Appaulds Implementation of Mental Health Parity Laws
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Letter from Jerusalem: Trump, Netanyahu, and the Fight for Tolerance
As we Israelis wait on outcomes from today’s meeting between Netanyahu and Trump, we cannot let growing incitement and discrimination remain the new normal in Israel.
How Esther and Vashti Can Help Us Challenge the Abuse of Women
The Purim story not only illustrates the role of women in our ancestral societies, but also highlights how women combated unfair gender expectations.
Reform Movement Deplores Rollback of Transgender Rights
Learning from Dinah
As a woman who looks to the Torah for guidance and for lessons, I very often struggle with the portrayal of women in our Biblical texts.
My History with the Family of Lee Harvey Oswald's Jewish Killer
We were sharing a pastrami sandwich and pickles at the Los Angeles landmark Canter’s Deli. I was 24. She was nearly 50 years older, with a piercing voice as loud as her flaming red wig.
A Social Justice Gift Guide for Hanukkah
Crying with My Baby: Opening Up about Post-Partum Depression
Somehow, I was able to switch my functioning self on and off, smiling and rabbinic at work but in howling despair at home. Finally, my OB/Gyn diagnosed me with postpartum depression.
Learn about Providing Sanctuary for Immigrants Facing Deportation
The concept of “sanctuary” congregations has many definitions and applications. In the 1980s, Reform Movement congregations provided sanctuary primarily to central Americans at risk of deportation.