Celebrate a Social Justice Hanukkah
This year, from the evening of Sunday, December 6th, until the evening of Monday, December 14th, Jews worldwide gather together around the Hanukkah lights, spin the dreidel, eat latkes and jelly donuts, and celebrate the fe
Shabbat for Rohingya Rights
Since August 2017, nearly 700,000 Rohingya refugees have fled violence and ethnic cleansing in the Rakhine State, a region on the western border of Burma. The survivors have made their way to Bangladesh where refugee camps hold new humanitarian and bureaucratic challenges.
Responding to Paris Attacks and the Escalating Refugee Crisis
Last week, Paris experienced disturbing terror attacks, shocking not just the French people, but entire world.
An Unwanted Exodus
Opening Our Doors: A Reflection on Passover and Transgender Day of Visibility
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When We Seek God as a Partner
In Parashat Sh’mini we read of the death of Aaron’s sons who offered “alien fire” to God and were consumed. While commentators throughout the ages have tried to make sense of this tragedy, the text also guides us to appreciate the power of the choices we make.
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.
Repair the World at Biennial: Wednesday Tikkun Olam Highlights
As Biennial opens today, so do many opportunities to delve deeper into Tikkun Olam (repairing the world). Here are some highlights from the Tikkun Olam track for Wednesday. Stay tuned each day for more tikkun olam updates each day of Biennial!