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Eye On The States: Marriage on the Ballot in MD, ME, MN and WA
November 6th is just under a month away and all eyes are on the contest to control Congress and The White House. However, throughout the country an array of important initiatives will be on the ballot this November including same-sex marriage initiatives in four states.
Pulpits as Culprits? Pastors Preach Politics
This past Sunday over 1400 pastors across the country joined “Pulpit Freedom Sunday,” consciously and overtly challenging the separation of church and state.
My Arrest Last Week
Last Tuesday I was arrested when I took a group of over two hundred women to the Western Wall to pray together in the women’s section. I was arrested for disturbing the peace and endangering the public good by wearing my tallit and saying the Shema out loud.
It was a traumatic experience.
“And the whole earth was of one language”
This past Saturday, Jews around the world listened to the chanting of Parshat Noach. After the dramatic story of the flood, the destruction of the world and the annihilation of most of the human race, we are privy to yet another tale: the story of the tower of Babel.
Weighing in on a Big Health Crisis
This post is the first in a series on the ever-increasing costs of health care in America.
Waists, the biggest “Frontier”…These are the expanding voyages of the American Waistline.
People are Dying to Fix This…Literally
A new report issued by DARA puts the ramifications of climate change into an even bleaker light…if that was still possible.
What are the ramifications of clima
Reform Movement Co-Sponsors National Forum on Disability Issues, Asks the Important Questions
Judaism likes answers. You’ve probably heard that joke: ask six Jews their opinion about a subject and you’ll get seven responses. But what Judaism really likes is questions. All you need to do is look at the Passover seder.
Thoughts for Banned Books Week
Growing up I always thought of banned books as something distant, something absurd that only happened long ago and far away.
Health Care Coverage for Immigrant Youth a Moral Obligation
Last month, the Obama Administration announced that youth who are eligible for would not qualify for benefits extended under the Affordable Care Act.
Religion in the Community: Jewish and Catholic Visions of Social Service
Rabbi David Saperstein spoke yesterday at the Washington Times 30th anniversary symposium titled “Symposium on Values and Consequences,” where he was joined by Sister Dr.