Changing One Person's Mind Can Help to Change the World
In eighth grade, I finally came to terms with my LGBTQ identity. A year later, standing outside our synagogue on a Friday night, I came out to my twin brother.
8 Must-Read Books for the Jewish Social Justice Advocate
Op-Ed: Strength and Humility are Key in Defending the Jewish State
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How the Jewish Community Can Lead on the Issue of Mental Health
In April 2015, when I was 15 years old, I learned that my grandfather had taken his own life after fighting with anxiety and depression for many years.
"With Public Lamenting Comes Hope": A Conversation with Rev. William J. Barber II
Racism is a form of idolatry, of self-worship that is immoral and is fundamentally against humanity and democracy. What we do in the Poor People's Campaign is to help people make the connection between interlocking injustices that threaten everybody’s security.
What Does It Mean to Be "Blessed?"
If you saw me in my nice suit driving my nice car on the way to my nice job, you might think, “That man is blessed.” At one level, you would be correct. At another level, not so much.
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Hiding My Disability Kept Me from My Fullest Life
At a very young age, I absorbed the message that illness and disability were things to be ashamed of, and so I hid my troubles in shame. In short, I cheated myself.
The Passover Seder: A Night for Love
If I invited you to do a Jewish program for Passover and asked you to please bring a mattress, a bottle of wine, and some kind of aphrodisiac, you would probably look at me askance – maybe even consider having me investiga