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Striving for Equality
The following post is the text of a speech that was presented on Monday to staff in Representative Gary Ackerman's office by Zoe Kline, Emily Singer, Jamie Kula, and Allison Kobrick.
Machon Kaplan: Fueling my "Jewish Soul"
Imagine this: You're the only Jewish student at your suburban Ohio high school of 2,000. The synagogue your family attends holds Shabbat services only twice a month, because there aren't enough Jews in the area to generate weekly interest.
Jewish Leaders React to State of the Union
Following President Obama's first State of the Union address on Wednesday night, JSpot.org asked leaders throughout the Jewish community for their thoughts and insights on the President's words.
Jewish Disability Awareness Month is Coming!
Rabbi Lynne Landsberg is Chair of the Central Conference of American Rabbis
New Year's Resolution: Action by Earth Day
We all operate on calendars and timetables, and Washington is no different. Our political leaders set deadlines constantly - health care reform by summer 2009, Recovery Act money out the door by year's end, troops out of Iraq by who knows when, etc - and (it seems) constantly fail to meet them.
President Shimon Peres Visits Kibbutz Lotan
Alex Cicelsky is a founder of Kibbutz Lotan in Israel.
A Huge Step in the Right Direction
Yesterday, Amanda Simpson, a Raytheon employee, former test pilot and once a Congressional candidate, became the first ever Presidential appointee who is transgender.
2010: Faith Leaders Look Ahead
As 2009 drew to a close, PBS' Religion & Ethics Newsweekly took to the proverbial streets to interview clergy, academics and faith leaders across the country to ask what topics they're keeping an eye on in 2010.
An Anniversary NOT to Celebrate
Anniversaries are often occasions to celebrate, and this week marked the one year anniversary of President Ob
Israel's Movement for Progressive Judaism
Rabbi Denise L. Eger is the founding Rabbi of Congregation Kol Ami, West Hollywood's Reform Synagogue.