COVID-19

Notepad reading AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE ACT next to a stethoscope

An Existential Threat to Health Care: How the Supreme Court Could Strike Down the ACA in the Middle of a Pandemic

Jacob Greenblatt

October 22, 2020

Nobody should be denied access to quality, affordable health care, especially during a pandemic. But repealing the ACA would reverse these gains and devastate millions of Americans.

Sign reading STOP VIOLENCE lying on the floor next to a purple domestic violence awareness ribbon

COVID-19

A Pandemic Within a Pandemic: Marking Domestic Violence Awareness Month During COVID-19

Ally Karpel

October 20, 2020

As intimate partner violence rates surge, the Senate still refuses to pass a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which has been in limbo for more than a year.

Wooden puzzle in the shape of a brain with one piece removed

Health and Wellness

Addressing Mental Illness in a Time of COVID-19 and Systemic Racism

Jacob Greenblatt

October 7, 2020

As the United States grapples with COVID-19 and faces a renewed focus on racial justice, this week provides an important opportunity to take stock of how both issues affect mental health.

Group of teens standing in front of the US Capitol holding a Religious Action Center sign

Social Justice

An Update on Our In-Person L’Taken Social Justice Seminars

Rabbi Michael Namath

Shira Zemel

August 10, 2020

Due to the ongoing risks posed by COVID-19, we have made the difficult decision to cancel all in-person L’Taken Social Justice Seminars for the 2020-2021 season.

Racial Justice

Racism is a Public Health Crisis

Jacob Greenblatt

July 2, 2020

The truth is that COVID-19 and police violence are both public health emergencies, linked by more than 400 years of systemic racism. Racism itself is a health crisis, and these events are just two important symptoms of it.