The Youth Shall See Visions: Supporting Our NFTY Teens in Their Gun Violence Prevention Work
This is the moment when, truly, the students become the teachers. As Reform Jewish adults, we stand behind our teens and support their efforts while letting them take the lead.
Take Action this International Women's Day
This piece originally ran as a Strategies for Sisterhood Success item in Women of Reform Judaism's Weekly Digest newsletter.
We Were On NFTY Board During Sandy Hook. This Moment Is Different.
We were serving on NFTY board on December 14, 2012, when a gunman killed 26 students and teachers, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT.
5 Easy Ways to Celebrate International Women's Day
With movements such as #MeToo and #TimesUp, it is the time for women to mobilize using the fearless power of their voices.
#JewsDemandAction: 6 Ways to Support Jewish Students' Gun Violence Prevention Efforts
For too long, Congress – and, indeed, all of America – has stood idly by, mass shooting after mass shooting, refusing to take action.
How to Use Funny Videos to Share Your Congregation's Message
Learn how a small synagogue with a reputation for being stodgy and predictable, sold its building and used the capital to reinvent itself in the community.
Connecting to Judaism Through Songs of Social Justice
This past December, I took a leap of faith, and found something I didn’t even know I was missing.
How Can We All Experience the Promised Land of Freedom?
Being Black and Jewish is inextricably linked to my passion for Torah, Jewish tradition, culture, and ritual, all braided together like the strands of a loaf of challah.
Jewish Teens are Taking to the Bimah for Gun Violence Prevention
We are told tzedek, tzedek tirdof: justice, justice, shall you pursue. In this moment, your teens – our friends – are pursuing justice.
What Happened When I Met 51 Other Temple Presidents
Listening to fellow presidents at the Scheidt seminar share many of the same concerns I have, I knew I’d enjoy being part of such an articulate, open, and friendly group.