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

The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. -Psalms 118:22

Every morning I take my "constitutional" (yes, even now that the dog has died) up the

I admit it's a bit gimmicky - a group of rabbis and cantors joining together for a 'rolling fast' to bring attention to the continuing crisis in Sudan. My day was yesterday.

I couple weeks ago, I told you about American Apparel's announcement that the clothing company would send free "Legalize Gay: Overturn Prop 8 Now!" shirts to any organization in the D.C. area working for LGBT equality.

Last Wednesday, myself, three of the other RAC legislative assistants, and two of the RAC's Machon Kaplan summer interns headed over to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building for an off-the-record briefing with White House officials.

This event brought

[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":null,"attributes":{"class":"media-image mt-image-right","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"143","height":"217","alt":"MollyG.JPG"}}]]Molly Goldberg is the Social Action Vice President of the Missouri

For those who have ever visited the RAC offices here in Washington D.C., you may have realized that our Dupont Circle location puts us right in the realm of embassy row, the stretch of Massachusetts Ave. that is largely populated by embassies.

This has proven

A little more than a month ago, Rabbi David Saperstein, Director of the RAC, joined religious leaders and believers from more than 40 faith organizations of all denominations to support one of the hottest legislative topics before Congress right now: health

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

For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land with streams and springs and fountains issuing from plain and hill. -Deuteronomy 8:7

One of the experiences of our