Host a Gun Violence Prevention Shabbat
Gun violence in America has become consistent, reliable news. Breaking news alerts draw our attention to shootings at schools, movie theaters, night clubs, and in the middle of our streets. We follow social media, watching and waiting for the number of dead and injured to stop climbing.
The Sacred Calling: Continuing the Conversation about Women in the Rabbinate
When I was 8 years old, I learned that the first woman rabbi had just been ordained. I was shocked because, until then, I hadn’t realized that there weren’t any women in the rabbinate. Rabbi Sally Priesand became my hero.
The Urgency of Now: Six Ways to Take Action in the New Political Landscape
Following the deeply polarizing 2016 election, the need for tikkun olam, world repair, is enormous. Here are six ways you can take action now.
After 40 Years of Women Rabbis, a Q&A with the First
Priesand, now 70 and retired for a decade, talks about her ordination, her 25 years as the rabbi at Monmouth Reform Temple, and why she insisted on wearing miniskirts.
Register Now for Jewish Disability Advocacy Day 2017!
Over the last couple of weeks, I have had the pleasure of working with high school students at our Bernard and Audre Rapoport L’Taken Social Justice Seminars, helping them discover the power of advocacy.
All Voices Heard: Campaign Finance Reform
From travel expenses to TV advertisements and staff pay, campaigning for office costs a great deal of money.
Still So Far to Go for Transgender Equality
On December 8, the National Center for Transgender Equality released the findings from the 2015 U.S.
"Stick to Love" for the Holidays
As Hanukkah approaches, our society is deeply divided. Here are 3 ways that teens are promoting unity by taking action, and we can recommit to helping them illuminate the way to a better world.
Cookbook Author Joan Nathan Shares a Hanukkah Menu Close to Her Heart
Eminent Jewish cookbook author Joan Nathan shares her recipe forwine-braised brisket with roasted vegetables, “a riff” on her mother’s brisket, which Nathan describes as “savory, not sweet.”
What It's Like to Be a Maccabee in Maine
My sisters and I grew up in Central Maine, where my family was one of a small handful of Jewish families scattered in this remote, wooded corner of the diaspora.