Respect for Marriage Act a Welcome Step Toward LGBT Equality
Pelavin: "The Respect for Marriage Act is a positive and welcome step toward full equality for the LGBT community."
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Op-Ed: Striking Down Marriage Equality Bans Would Protect Religious Liberty
Beyond Cheesecake: Social Justice on Shavuot
Over Memorial Day Weekend, Americans will be honoring the lives of those lost in service to their country. This weekend is also known as the celebration of the symbolic beginning of summer (often with barbecues and white pants, sometimes a dangerous combination). And, coinciding with Memorial Day Weekend this year is the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, the Festival of Weeks, when we celebrate the giving of the Torah at Sinai (and cheesecake).
Galilee Diary: Fitting In
by Marc Rosenstein
(Originally published in Galilee Diary and Ten Minutes of Torah)
No Matter What the Supreme Court Decides, We’ve Already Won
I often think about how fortunate I am to live in this period of time when social justice for the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) community is advancing at such a rapid pace.
No Matter What the Supreme Court Decides, We've Already Won
Intern Events at the RAC this Summer
With Each Story, Recommitting to End Violence Against Women
Sermons, Politics, and the Constitution
Last Wednesday, the Washington Post wrote about the topics most clergy members discuss from t