The Hue and Cry at Our House: A Year Remembered
A prism on a kitchen windowsill performs the miracle of fracturing sunlight into the complete spectrum, throwing rainbows on mundane surfaces, elevating them to something celestial and rare. Benjamin Taylor, in his compact and precise memoir, The Hue and Cry at Our House: A Year Remembered (Penguin, 2017), performs the same miracle. His last year of childhood in Forth Worth, TX, explodes into multicolored fragments, illuminating intersecting themes from the Kennedy assassination to Taylor’s homosexuality and eventual diagnosis of Asperger’s syndrome.
The Netanyahu Years
On November 21, 2016, Benjamin Netanyahu surpassed David Ben Gurion’s record of longest continuous service as prime minister of Israel. Though Netanyahu’s years in power have been marked by scandal and political intrigue, his popularity with the Israeli electorate over the past seven years has grown, allowing him to do practically anything he wants.
The Shoah Through Muslim Eyes
A Pakistan-born Muslim woman with a Ph.D. from a South African university who directs the Holocaust, Genocide and Interfaith Education Center at Manhattan College, a New York City Catholic school, has written a pioneering and courageous book about the Shoah (Holocaust).
Reform Movement Leader on UNESCO's Hebron Resolution
Rabbi Rick Jacobs: It’s hard to fathom how UNESCO can, once again, vote to delegitimize what is demonstrated Jewish history at an ancient holy site. The place where Judaism’s patriarchs and matriarchs rest must not become a political pawn.
Union for Reform Judaism Urges White House to Release Pollard
Rabbi Jonah Pesner of the URJ to be Honored with the Tekiah Social Justice Award
New York, NY, April 23, 2012 - On April 29 and 30, 200 activists, rabbis, and Jewish communal leaders from 50 organizations will gather in New York City for a National Summit hosted by the Jewish Organizing Institute and Network for Justice (JOIN for Justice).
Reform Movement Welcomes Senate Passage of Violence Against Women Act
Weinstein: The Violence Against Women Act has been an invaluable tool for preventing, investigating, and prosecuting violent crimes targeting women.
Reform Jewish Movement Disappointed by President's Decision on Employment Discrimination
Rabbi David Saperstein: By making clear that discrimination based on sexual orientation is unacceptable, the government can play a transformational role.
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Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner’s Remarks at the March to Save Medicaid, Save Lives – As Prepared for Delivery
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July 13, 2017
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Faith Organization Letter Against Funding the Commission on Election Integrity
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