Reflections on the One-Year Anniversary of Shira Banki's Death
In the last few days, the LGBTQ community has been under attack from various groups in Israel. On the eve of the Jerusalem Pride March, which will be held in honor of Shira Banki, z"l, who was murdered a year ago today in last year’s pride march, the mood in the LGBTQ community is extremely grave.
It's on Us to Fix What's Broken: Reflections on Racial Justice
This is an excerpt from a sermon delivered on July 15, 2016. Read the full sermon here.
How Jewish Communities Can Help One Another After a Suicide
Adolescent suicide is on the rise in the United States, and data indicates that suicide is a communicable disease, with one spurring others. No community is exempt: Suicide impacts our congregations, our clergy, and our camps.
On God, Indifference, and Hope: A Conversation with Elie Wiesel
Marching with Pride in Jerusalem
Across the world, pride parades are often more than a celebration of the LGBT community; they can be acts of solidarity in the face of discrimination and fear.
A Prayer for Nice
I offer this prayer of solidarity and healing after Thursday night’s Bastille Day truck attack in Nice, France.
Jews of Color Ask Us All to Dream of - and Fight for - Justice
Last week, we watched in horror and dismay as violent event after violent event unfolded, each amplifying and recontextualizing the one before it.
Twenty Years Later: Reckoning with Rabin's Legacy
I do not I remember where I was when Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated -- I was only two years old at the time.
Modeling Jacob: the Ability to Provide for our Families
For it was little which you had before I came, and it has increased abundantly; and God has blessed me wherever I turned.
"I Have Hope": A Jewish Teen Reflects on Racial Injustice
For many, the world currently feels chaotic, scary, and dangerous. I, however, hold hope for the future and the great possibility for change. By taking a step back, it is important to remember that even in times of great social duress, the arc of history does bend toward justice.