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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.
CTBT at 16 Still Has No Wheels
Most 16 year olds are worried about tests. Most 16 year olds are worried about being accepted by their friends. Most 16 year olds spend long days agonizing about the promise of a drivers license. However, the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, which turns 16 today, is not like most 16 year olds.
Ashamnu: We Have Sinned
Ashamnu, bagadnu, gazalnu, debarnu dofi…
These are words that appear throughout Jewish prayer, but that are particularly powerful and meaningful on Yom Kippur.
Did Your Grandfather Vote?
“Every election is determined by the people who show up.” ― Larry J.
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.