Looking Back and Moving Forward in Honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance
This week marks Transgender Awareness Week, leading up to Transgender Day of Remembrance on Friday, November 20. This day was originally started by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester.
Transgender Day of Remembrance: Looking Back and Moving Forward
This week marks Transgender Awareness Week, leading up to Transgender Day of Remembrance on Friday, November 20th. The day was originally initiated by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester.
InLight: How Cross-Religious Encounters Can Light Up the Darkest Time of Year
During the current Hebrew month of Kislev (November and December), we will celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, and Diwali, a Hindu festival of lights, together here in southern Israel.
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
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.
Resolution on the Study and Development of Reparations for Slavery and Systemic Racism in the U.S.
One means of addressing centuries of entrenched racial discrimination is through reparations. Reparations can take many forms including expressions of remorse, education, monetary compensation, and more.
The Thread that Connects the Tree of Life Synagogue, Kristallnacht, and Tishah B’Av
In the year since the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA, I’ve been thinking about the antisemitic thread that runs through the tragedy.
Union for Reform Judaism’s Highest Award Winners Include Interfaith Trailblazers, Diplomatic and Advocacy Leaders for Israel, and the First Woman Ordained as a Cantor
November 6, 2019, New York, NY – Preeminent Jewish and interfaith global leaders will receive Reform Judaism’s highest honors at the 75th URJ Biennial in Chicago, Illinois, in December 2019.
U.S. Jewish Movements: President Trump Must Fire Stephen Miller
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.