Many Approaches to Tackling Predatory Lending
This week, Google announced that it will no longer allow advertisements for predatory payday loans on its website.
Celebrating Progress Towards Transgender Equality
May 20 marks Transgender Day of Celebration, to acknowledge transgender lives in a joyful and celebratory context. This year, and particularly over the past few weeks, there is a lot for the transgender community and allies to be excited about!
What do the United States, Papua New Guinea and Oman have in Common?
Of 185 nations, the United States is part of a small group of three, alongside Papua New Guinea and Oman.
When Did Stress Become the Norm for Seventh Graders?
“She, both of us…and tutors…are up until midnight every night doing homework. We can’t handle anything more.” Learn how one congregation is helping teens and their parents address the stressors in their lives.
Reclaiming a Jewish Hero from the Spanish Inquisition
What’s a Parent to Do?
At Temple Kol Tikvah, we have expanded the b’nai mitzvah experience from one day to four years.
How to Open Our Hearts and Congregations to Those with Mental Illness
Many congregants suffering from mental illness choose not to seek support from fellow congregants or even clergy, and some leave congregations or don’t join in the first place because the feel they will never be accepted. There's an overwhelming need for safe, supportive groups where people with mental illness can reveal their stories, explore a spiritual connection to Judaism, and engage in social support with others dealing with similar situations.
Why I Chose to Embrace Judaism and How I Did It
Walking into that first Introduction to Judaism class, I was nervous. For the last five years, I’d become increasingly immersed in Jewish culture, attending High Holiday services with my girlfriend's family, exchanging Hanukkah gifts, reading books on Judaism, and consulting “Rabbi Google.” Still, I felt like an outsider – self-conscious and keenly aware of my “other-ness.”
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Honoring My Mom's Legacy, on Mother's Day and Every Day
Although it’s true that I don’t celebrate Mother’s Day with my own mom anymore, I do cherish and celebrate her love, her life, and her wisdom. In creating an ethical will for my sister and me, she plainly and thoughtfully laid out the values and ethics that mattered most to her, along with her hope that we will carry them on. She wrote, “We try to put our financial estate in good order, so how about our ethical estate? I’ve always told you the only thing of value you can leave behind is your good name…”