Shira M. Zemel is the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism's director of youth leadership development. She holds a master's degree in education from SUNY University at Buffalo. Shira is from Arlington, VA, and is a member of Temple Micah in Washington, D.C.
Our tradition commands us to “plead for the orphan, the stranger, the widow,” to “do justice,” to “love the stranger” – in these imperatives we find our mandate.
I enjoyed many trips to Nationals Park this summer to watch the Washington Nationals play, and I’ve been thinking a lot about baseball, our national pastime. I grew up with a love of the game because my dad is a diehard Chicago White Sox fan.
Last Shabbat, I was excited to attend services at my home congregation with our participants in the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism'sMachon Kaplan work/study program.
The Reform Jewish community, via the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC) and the North American Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY), are partnering with a broad coalition of national organizations to promote “Wear Orange,” a new national campaign to