Jewish Disability Advocacy Day: A Chance to Speak Truth to Power
Jewish Disability Advocacy Day (JDAD) offers us an opportunity to urge lawmakers to support legislation that enhances the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities.
Being in a Relationship with Israel Is Complicated
I have a relationship with Israel, and it is complicated.
Tefilat Haderech (Traveler's Prayer) for the Women’s March
God Who Blessed our Mothers, we ask Your blessing now on women and men, parents and grandparents, children, and grandchildren as they prepare for tomorrow’s March for Women’s Rights in Washington.
If Not Now: A Prayer for the Women's March
Who will stand now, if not for me? Who will rise now and march now and sing a song of freedom's call now? Who, if not for me?
How to Plan a Tu BiSh'vat Seder
Everyone loves to participate in a Pesach seder. But did you know that there is an opportunity to celebrate a different seder about two months earlier?
Anne Frank, Elie Wiesel, and My Father
January 27, 2005 marked the 60th anniversary of the Red Army’s liberation of Auschwitz. On that same day, the U.N. declared International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
A Reminder that We All Have the Power to Make a Difference
My teens lobbied their members of Congress on LGBTQ equality, comprehensive sexuality ed, climate change, the minimum wage, refugee resettlement, and gun violence prevention, each choosing an issue that was personally important to them.
It’s Time to Rise Up: A New Song for Social Justice
There’s much that could be said about the process of “Rise Up,” but hopefully the song and video speak for themselves.
Oy, My German Accent!
When people hear my accent, some treat me with the patronizing friendliness they might apply toward people they don’t take seriously. One person even said, “Get out of here.”