Sukkot: Festival of Voting Booths
Double Booked: No One Should Have to Choose Between A Healthy Family and A Job
Family and Medical Leave Denied to Same-Sex Couples in Non-Marriage Equality States
Letting Go
Six years shall you sow your land and gather in its yield; but in the seventh you shall let it rest and lie fallow. Let the needy among your people eat of it, and what they leave let the wild beasts eat…
-Exodus 23:10-11
Inspired 5781: More Art, More Awe
I grew up going to services. A lot of services. I was adept at counting the ceiling tiles, reaching into the thousands as my grasp of numbers grew more sophisticated. The melodies became part of my life soundtrack; I hummed them as my mind wandered during the rabbi’s sermon.
Galilee Diary: Seeking Common Ground II
I recently retired from my position as executive director of the educational center at Shorashim. The board decided to "exploit" this transition to hold a benefit evening for the center, featuring a performance by our Jewish-Arab youth circus, the Galilee Circus.
Yizkor
When I was growing up, the Yom Kippur afternoon Yizkor (remembrance) service was a very big deal. In fact, at Temple B’nai Jehudah in Kansas City, the N’ilah(concluding) service would be held before Yizkor, except that, as w