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Speaking Out for the Strangers in My Land
“When strangers sojourn with you in your land, you shall not do them wrong.
My First Days Interning in Washington D.C.
On Sunday, along with 19 other Jewish college students, I began my six-week experience in the Machon Kaplan summer internship program. Coming from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and being transplanted in the nation’s capital, I am excited and eager to see what the rest of the summer has to offer.
Free Speech is Threatened in Egypt as Elections Loom
The Egyptian elections, stemming from public uprisings that forced President Hosni Mubarak to resign 16 months ago, have resulted in a run-off between two ideologically and politically conservative candidates: a representative from the Muslim Brotherhood and a veteran of the Mubarak administration.
Two Daniels - Rabbi and Organic Farmer - Trade Jobs
A rabbi and a farmer meet in a coffee shop. Both are named Daniel. The rabbi says to the farmer, “What if we traded jobs for a day?” One year later, they traded jobs, and this is what they learned:
Rabbi Daniel: Every day is an adventure for a rabbi!
Large Insurance Company Will Maintain Obamacare’s Provisions
UnitedHealthcare, the country’s largest health insurer, has announced that it will maintain certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act regardless
IRAC Runs on Chocolate
IRAC has a special drawer in our offices in Jerusalem that helps to keep us running.
The Birth Control Lawsuits: Lessons Learned from the New York Experience
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York and others recently sued the Obama administration over the birth control insurance benefit, to my dismay and to that of many people of
Interning in DC: The New Four Questions
I’ve only been in Washington for a few days, but already I’ve learned an important lesson from my time with the United Nations Foundation: Ask questions.
A Raging Flame to Illuminate the Future
I don’t know how tall Robert Gerofsky is, but he’s a lot bigger than I am.
Tikkun Olam 24/7: What You Eat, What You Buy and How You Use Your Money
Having lived within Jewish congregations all my life, I learned to have tzedakah very present in my mind. Now, as an educator and rabbi, I think and speak about tikkun olam a lot, and I am always looking for opportunities to do things leading to repairing our world. And yet, I find that this is still short of what Judaism truly demands of me and expects from us. Judaism expects from me a 24/7 commitment, making tikkun olam a concern in each of my daily acts.