An Apodosis for the New Year, in Memory of Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Jr., and John F. Kennedy
Last August 24 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., Jeffrey Sachs, Nobel Prize-winning economist and passionate advocate for the world’s poor, spoke these powerful words on the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I Have a Dream" speech:
Women Are Back On the Airwaves in Israel!
Anonymity is a funny thing. Sometimes, when nasty remarks are posted on the internet under the veil of anonymity, it is a sign of cowardice. Other times, anonymity offers the cover needed to push back against oppression.
Galilee Diary: On Violence
...There was a great and mighty wind, splitting mountains and shattering rocks by the power of the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind – an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake – fire; but the Lord was not in the fire.
41 Years of Roe v. Wade: Where Have We Come From and Where Are We Going?
This week the United States commemorates the 41st anniversary of Roe v.
Justice Everywhere: The Fight for International LGBT Equality
After celebrating the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Turning My Passion into Action: One Student’s Story of LGBT Activism
I grew up in a liberal household where my parents told me to be what I wanted and to not change for anyone. I was a gay rights activist by the time I was 4 years old, talking openly with anyone who would listen about the passage of Massachusetts’ marriage equality law.
How Shabbat is Like a Snowstorm
This morning I met again with my usual cohort of Jewish clergy who study sacred texts together each week in the coffee shop.
Twenty-Three: A Poem for the Grieving
And so I will lay you down
In a field of grass,
Sere and grey,
Bending gracefully with the wind,
And shadowing a hidden, twisted path
That leads nowhere--
Or everywhere.
Back,
Forever back,
Until I stand again
At this place--