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Let All Who Are Hungry Come and Eat

CNS Logo.jpgThis piece first appeared in the Jewish Council for Public Affairs' Confronting Poverty e-newsletter and is republished with permission.

As the deadline approaches for Congress to reauthorize billions of dollars to support vital child nutrition programs, the

Health Care Reform Will Be a Game-Changer

Cliff.JPGRev. Cliff Frasier is the Faith Coordinator for the Service Employees International Union's (SEIU) Healthcare Reform Campaign.

These final days leading up to the anticipated health care vote, policy-making of the past year and decades of debate on health care

Common Census

This week I've been privy to some frustrated mumblings and postal woes. Though snail mail is normally a topic far from my email-centric universe, this week is different - it's Census Week - well, kind of.

Definitions II

by Marc Rosenstein
(Originally published in
Ten Minutes of Torah and Galilee Diary)

One should never occupy oneself with the legends and midrashim relating to the messianic age, and should not consider them as central beliefs, as they foster neither love of nor

Our Senior Justice

courtdaylogo.pngIt is rare for a Supreme Court Justice to grant a reporter an exclusive interview.  In fact, it is rare for a Justice to make any press statements at all.

The White House Engages on Health Reform

The White House has been pulling out all the stops in an effort to see health insurance reform pass in the House this week. A vote is planned for some point between Thursday and early next week, with most betting on Saturday as the big day.

This afternoon,