Standing with Our Sisters at the Kotel
Shelly Lindauer is the Executive Director of Women of Reform Judaism. This post first appeared at RJ.org.
In this week's Torah portion, Ki Tisa, the Israelites begin to worry that Moses will not return from Mt.
Galilee Diary: Definitions I
by Marc Rosenstein
(Originally published in Ten Minutes of Torah and Galilee Diary)
Sound the great shofar for our freedom, raise the ensign to gather our exiles, and gather us from the four corners of the earth.
The New Israeli Woman
In honor of it being International Women's Day, I'd like to perform a little experiment with you. What first comes to mind when someone asks you to describe an Israeli woman? A tough kibbutznikit? A beauty in army uniform? Golda Meir?
Haiti Relief Update
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
What do a religious school pajama party and a
The Right to Bear Arms
People began lining up in front of the United States Supreme Court building 36 hours in advance of Tuesday's oral arguments in McDonald v. Chicago, a case challenging Chicago's longstanding ban on handguns within city limits.
Join us in DC to March for America!
In Leviticus 19:33-34, we read, "When strangers sojourn with you in your land, you shall not do them wrong. |
Obstruction: What's your function?
This morning, Dawn Johnsen was voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee along party lines--for the second time.
Call Your Senators NOW: Oppose the Lieberman Voucher Amendment!
Last night, Senator Lieberman filed an amendment to a job creation bill in the Senate that has little if nothing to do with jobs, but instead would extend the DC school voucher program that has not served students well, and threatens the separation of church
One Small Step Toward Peace in Sudan
There was a rare flash of good news about Sudan recently.
Do You Love Your Job?
Rabbi Eleanor Steinman serves Temple Sinai Congregation in Toronto. This post originally appeared on her personal blog and is republished with permission.
The Brickner Seminar convened by the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism and CLAL reminded me why
The Brickner Seminar convened by the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism and CLAL reminded me why