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More than two weeks after Haiti was devastated by a catastrophic 7.0 magnitude earthquake, the shattered country is pleading for better aid for victims amid reports of chaotic and ineffective food distribution.

Do you know what a fistula is? If you do, then you're likely fidgeting uncomfortably. If you don't, I'll take a moment to explain.

A fistula is a childbirth complication that occurs during obstructed labor, resulting in a stillborn child.

Rabbi Jill Maderer serves at Congregation Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia, Penn. This post originally appeared at BlogRS and is reposted with permission.

When I prayed with Women of the Wall (WoW) in 1996, I never imagined that in 2010, women would still be

This season's issue of Torah at the Center, a publication of the Union for Reform Judaism, is dedicated to issues of outreach within our community, including and particularly outreach to Jews with disabilities. As February is Jewish Disability Awareness Month,

Rabbi Steve Gutow is President and CEO, Jewish Council for Public Affairs. This piece was prepared along with Jared Feldman, JCPA Deputy Washington Director. It originally appeared on Huffington Post and is reprinted with permission from the JCPA.

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Last week's Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission declared that corporations are guaranteed the right to free speech endowed to individuals by the First Amendment.

Imagine this: You're the only Jewish student at your suburban Ohio high school of 2,000. The synagogue your family attends holds Shabbat services only twice a month, because there aren't enough Jews in the area to generate weekly interest. You became a bat

Dr. Adam Koons is a member of Temple Emanuel, Kensington, MD and Director of Relief & Humanitarian Assistance of International Relief & Development. Dr. Koons' blog posts from Haiti were originally posted on the IRD blog. Visit Voices from the Field to read

"I am involved with the work that I do because I'm a Muslim and because I'm an American."

These words stuck in my mind as I watched the excellent short video (after the jump) produced by Young Muslim American Voices, a project of the Faith and Progressive