As I sit on the plane returning from Joplin I am filled with a mix of emotions. I am saddened to leave my community in their time of pain and distress but at the same time I am filled with hope and strength.

I took a few minutes today and looked through these photos provided by the Washington Post coming from Japan.

(originally posted on afterthespill.com)

It's a new year with new challenges and a new Congress, but the faith community's commitment to the restoration and renewal of the economic and environmental systems of the Gulf Coast is not over. That's why Jewish Funds

It's not often that a politician admits he or she made a mistake, but recently, none other than former President Bill Clinton did just that. For what did he recant? As the Washington Post reports, he apologized "for championing policies that destroyed Haiti's

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In the middle of the night, I awoke to the sound of rain on my window, which is typical this time of year in Port-au-Prince.

In a move that proves that, when pressed, Congress can act quickly, both houses of Congress passed legislation aimed at relieving Haiti of its debt. The Haiti Debt Relief and Earthquake Recovery Act (HR4573) was passed by the House of Representatives last week

Temple Rodef Shalom in Falls Church, Virginia is looking beyond the headlines in thinking about how best to form their communal response to the recent earthquake in Haiti.

Last week, Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie, President of the Union for Reform Judaism, and Peter Weidhorn, Chairman of the Board of the URJ, sent the following email to presidents and rabbis of URJ Congregations.

What do a religious school pajama party and a

On February 28, 2010, one of the largest earthquakes in recorded history of 8.8 magnitude struck Chile, killing hundreds, displacing hundreds of thousands and causing widespread destruction of homes, schools, hospitals, offices and infrastructure.