COVID-19

Homeless individual sleeping on a bench outdoors

Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week: A Call to Action on COVID-19 Relief

Courtney Cooperman

November 12, 2020

Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, the crises of hunger and homelessness in the U.S. are more urgent than ever. It is our imperative to understand the scale of these injustices and demand much-needed relief for those most vulnerable.

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Social Justice

The COVID-19 Crisis and the Faith Community

Rabbi David Saperstein

November 9, 2020

In addressing epidemics, there are a number of provisions of Jewish law directly relevant to challenges we face today. The spirit of these laws and their wisdom speaks across the centuries to us now.

Health Care

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

Racial Justice

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.