Grappling with an Epidemic: The Power of Faith and Community
When I look at the Torah portion for this week I see a story that holds deep reminders for us today. It is the story of Jacob and how he wrestled with something otherworldl
Get Out the Vote: Marriage Equality
Election Day is under a week away and it’s time to look again at the critical marriage equality initiatives on the ballot in four different states.
The World's Largest Minority
650 million people. 10% of the entire planet. Do you know who they are? (No smart phones allowed).
Happy New Year! Check out the Reform Movement's Top 18 Stories of 2017
What a year it’s been. With 2018 fast-approaching, we’ve rounded up the top 18 Reform Movement stories of 2017, listed below in somewhat chronological order.
Prayers for Peace in the Middle East
We do not hear the warning sirens here in Jerusalem, but the city sounds different, as if suddenly this town began holding its breath. We are, like the rest of the nation. Like Jews all over the world.
What I Learned in the Small Moments at a Major Jewish Conference
URJ Biennials are filled with lots of big moments, but sometimes the magic – and the most important lessons – are in the small ones.
Help Asylum Seekers in Israel
This week we want to shed light on one of the most vulnerable populations in Israel. During the last five to ten years, thousands of asylum seekers from sub-Saharan Africa have crossed the Sinai Desert to reach Israel, on a perilous and heroic journey, like our own Exodus from Egypt.
The Politically Toxic Environment
Let the Wind Blow; Bring On the Rain
It was only about a month and a half ago that we started to include the prayer for rain once again in T’filah: Mashiv haruach umorid hagashem, “You cause the wind to shift and rain to fall,” (Mishkan T’filah, p. 78).
We Must Do Better Than This: Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha's Address to the URJ Biennial
As a country, as a society, as a movement, as a civilization, as a resistance - as humanists - we must all work towards equality and justice and opportunity for all our children.