L'Taken Participant Urges Congress to Fund Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Over the winter nearly 1,800 Reform students came to Washington, D.C. for the Bernard and Audre Rapaport L’Taken Social Justice Seminar.
A Prayer for the People of Brussels
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Brussels in the wake of today’s terrorist attacks.
Supporting Israel: What Are Our Responsibilities and Opportunities?
As I sat among the roughly 18,000 people filling Washington D.C.’s Verizon Center during this week’s AIPAC policy conference, I was reminded of this blessing found in the Tractate B'rachot. We came to hear American politicians, members of Israel’s Knesset, and, of course, presidential candidates wax and wane on the importance of a strong U.S.-Israel relationship and about their commitments to the Jewish State.
Deportations of Central American Migrants Continue
In early January 2016, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the federal law enforcement agency charged with enforcing immigration law, conducted operations to round up, detain and deport 120 Central Americ
Cities of Gold: A New Play Brings the Middle East to Appalachia
Though I’m not a parent yet, I’ve already created something that has taken on a life of its own. It shares opinions that I don’t necessarily agree with, and it has grown to interact with perspectives I never could have imagined. I wrote a play about Israel.
Hiding Disability Changes the Story
Over the past few years, Americans have awakened to a pattern of police violence against civilians. The deaths of Treyvon Martin, Eric Gardner, Sandra Bland and others highlighted that this violence is disproportionately used against people of color.
A Letter to the Jewish Community of Brussels
Upon receiving the news that the Jewish community in Brussels has canceled its Purim festivities in light of yesterday's tragic terror attacks, Reform/Progressive Jewish leadership shared the following letter of solidarity.
Tragedy and Healing in Brussels
We were all deeply shocked and saddened to wake up to the news of the deadly attack in Belgium on Tuesday morning.
The Woes of a Walled City: Observing Purim in a World of Pain
May the people of Belgium, when a sufficient time of grieving has passed, “enjoy light and gladness, happiness and honor,” like those of Persia long ago.
After AIPAC: The 2016 Election and Our Role
When news surfaced that Donald Trump would appear at AIPAC’s annual Policy Conference, American Jews found themselves at the center of an election season fraught with controversy.