When I first began my career at the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, more commonly known as the RAC, I served as its associate director. In that position, the first major piece of legislation that I worked to help pass was the Americans with
"On six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord; whoever does any work on it shall be put to death." Exodus 35: 2
I know well how harsh the threat of death is. In January 1999, due to a
Our sage, Rabbi Hillel, asks, "If I am not for myself, then who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, then what am I? And if not now, when?" (Ethics of the Fathers 1:14)
This month's U.S. legislative agenda will give Americans with disabilities and
As concerned as we are about economic justice, the American Jewish community has failed to understand, on a gut level, a glaring reality: adults with disabilities in the U.S. disproportionately experience poverty.
In Berachot (34b), the Talmud teaches that a synagogue must be built with windows in the sanctuary. I believe this is so we can see who is outside and unable to join us. As Jews, we have to maintain “mental windows” everywhere so that we understand that those
The Union for Reform Judaism leads the largest and most diverse Jewish movement in North America.