The Hill is ALIVE!
The Hill is buzzing today as we get closer and closer to a House vote on health insurance reform legislation. Families USA announced release of a sign-on statement of support for reform this morning, signed by more than 200 national organizations including
Common Census
This week I've been privy to some frustrated mumblings and postal woes. Though snail mail is normally a topic far from my email-centric universe, this week is different - it's Census Week - well, kind of.
My Homeland, My Self, part 2
Definitions II
by Marc Rosenstein
(Originally published in Ten Minutes of Torah and Galilee Diary)
One should never occupy oneself with the legends and midrashim relating to the messianic age, and should not consider them as central beliefs, as they foster neither love of nor
Our Senior Justice
It is rare for a Supreme Court Justice to grant a reporter an exclusive interview. In fact, it is rare for a Justice to make any press statements at all.
The White House Engages on Health Reform
This afternoon,
Welcoming Rosh Chodesh with Women of the Wall
Video: On Health Care, The Time is Now
The House of Representatives will vote this week on the Senate version of health insurance reform legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590).
On the Ground in Haiti
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.
My Homeland, My Self, part 1
Israel is the new frontier of Reform Judaism. Since the 1990s the number of Progressive/Reform congregations and minyanim has doubled from 15 to 30, many of them served by native Israeli rabbis ordained at our Movement seminary in Jerusalem. Five thousand families send their children to Reform-affiliated schools, and last year a record 50,000 Israelis attended Progressive High Holy Day services throughout the country.