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Galilee Diary: Peace talk VII: A modest proposal
by Marc Rosenstein
(Originally published in Galilee Diary and Ten Minutes of Torah)
And they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not take up sward against nation; they shall never again know war; but every
From the Tropical to the Political Forest
[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":null,"attributes":{"class":"media-image mt-image-right","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"144","height":"215","alt":"DevinGoldman.JPG"}}]]Devin Goldman is a participant in the RAC's Machon Kaplan summer
Fasting Together for Darfur
After over 80 rabbis joined together to fast for Sudan on June 18th, they agreed that they wanted to do more to keep the international, and their local, community focused on the humanitarian situation in Darfur.
Together they decided to do a rolling fast
Ending Prison Rape
Last week the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission issued its 259-page report on the disturbing prevalence of sexual abuse in our nation's prisons. The Commission, established under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (which was drafted with the
The Zombie Raptor Rises Again
Sorry folks, this is not a post about a great new summer movie!
Many people have heard of the military-industrial complex which President Eisenhower warned against. In reality, this nexus includes Congress, where Representatives and Senators whose districts
Many people have heard of the military-industrial complex which President Eisenhower warned against. In reality, this nexus includes Congress, where Representatives and Senators whose districts
Challenging Extremism Everywhere
In Israel's general elections in February, Avigdor Lieberman and his ultranationalist Yisrael Beitenu party won 15 Knesset seats, eventually becoming the second party in the government coalition with Lieberman as Foreign Minister.
Their electoral campaign
Their electoral campaign
Galilee Diary: Peace talk VI: Listening
by Marc Rosenstein
(Originally published in Galilee Diary and Ten Minutes of Torah)
They combined against Moses and Aaron and said to them, "You have gone too far! For all the community are holy, all of them, and the Lord is in their midst. Why then do you raise