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Reform Movement Deeply Concerned by Congressional Letter from Christian Denominational Leaders
This past Friday Christian denominational leaders sent a letter to members of Congress calling for an investigation of U.S. foreign aid to Israel.
Money and Speech
"Democracy as we know it will be lost if we continue to allow government to become one bought by the highest bidder, for the highest bidder.
How Do You Access Your Judaism?
Last week one of my bosses posed this question to me: “How do you access your Judaism?”
Immediately, I thought of more than a few ways: singing on Shabbat, Jewish courses in college, living tikkun olam through community service,
Reform Rabbi Honored for Leadership on Disability Rights
Rabbi Lynne Landsberg, Senior Adviser on Disability Issues for the RAC, will be honored today by the Jewish Foundation for Group Homes with the S. Robert Cohen Award.
Get Out the Vote 2012: The Home Stretch
As a D.C. resident who lives in the Virginia media market, it seems as though the only ads on TV right now are political - and understandably so.
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.