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Cases to Watch: DOMA and Prop 8
In 1996, President Clinton signed into law the Defense of Marriage Act, colloquially known as DOMA, which forbids the government to extend benefits to same-sex couples who are legally married in their state of residence.
Looking Forward: Children’s Sabbaths
While walking along a road, a sage saw a man planting a carob tree. He asked him: "How long will it take for this tree to bear fruit?" "Seventy years," replied the man.
Blame Shifts in Pakistan Blasphemy Case
This week, a strange twist of fate might result in the freedom of a young Pakistani girl accused of blasphemy.
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Sukkah of Peace
This piece originally appeared in American Jewish World Service's "Chag v'Chesed" publication on the occasion of Sukkot.
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Is This the Fast You Chose: Something You Haven’t Heard Before
Yesterday we read in Isaiah the famous line, “Is this not the fast I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?" (58:6). The verses, and our High Holiday sermons, go on to talk about the hungry in our community.
The Sin of Sowing Hatred of Islam
Two weeks ago, on the morning of Sept. 11, I noticed a woman wearing a traditional Muslim head covering on the packed platform of the train station in Scarsdale, N.Y.
UPDATE: Left Out in the Coal
By a vote of 233-175, the US House of Representatives passed H.R. 3049 which would curtail the EPA’s ability to regulate coal and make the dirtiest form of energy even worse for our environment.
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.