Mark J. Pelavin is the Associate Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. He is one of the Jewish community's leading legislative strategists, and one of its senior lobbyists.

On the web, the challenge is not finding information; it’s finding good information. Some of the best websites mix presenting stories which appear elsewhere with pointed commentary. They direct you to information you may have otherwise missed, and provide analysis. Two of the sites I look at every day provide that type of treatment to the intersection of religion and politics.

The Revealer’s“About Us” page announces that it is “a daily review of religion in the news and the news about religion.” That’s accurate enough, but it does not give a feel for the richness of the site, which often has stories I don’t see anywhere else. It is an especially good source for “think pieces.”

I also like Get Religion, which takes its name from ubiquitous CNN pundit William Schneider’s observation that “press just doesn’t get religion.” Get Religion focuses on analysis of media coverage of the religion. For example, today the site has an article “ The Alleged Rise of the Religious Left” which critiques a recent Washington Post front story on the political implications of new activity by progressive religious organizations. What “Get Religion” adds is an analysis which compares similar stories from the New York Times and the Washington Times.

Both sites have RSS feeds, which makes it very easy to scan their new postings. (More info on RSS)