Social Justice

The Empathy Gene

Rabbi Charles K. Briskin

This post is adapted from a sermon given on February 9, 2018 at Temple Beth El in San Pedro, CA. 

Last night I read a disturbing article published by Reuters which provided a detailed, graphic and verified account of a massacre of ten Rohingya men in a remote

Passover 2018 Social Justice Resources

During Passover, Jews across the world celebrate and commemorate our ancestors’ historic journey from bondage to freedom. We retell the story of Exodus at seders, a ritual that calls us to consider our history in a tangible, physical sense, bringing the Biblical tale of the struggle for liberation into the present day.