Happy Birthday to the Jewish Welfare Board!
Formed on April 9, 1917 to unite American Jewry in the military during World War I, the Jewish Welfare Board is celebrating its centennial anniversary.
7 Actions to Take for Equal Pay Day
Equal Pay Day symbolizes the extra time women, on average, need to work each year to earn the same salary as men.
A Social Justice "Dayenu" for the Modern Era
This year, American Jewish World Service created a new video that offers a social justice twist on this traditional Passover song. What would you add to their modern-day list?
Building a B'nei Mitzvah Community, One Retreat at a Time
Read about how one congregation infused the beginning of its b’nei mitzvah process with something more meaningful than a date assignment, and found ways to connect their b'nei mitzvah families to each other.
5 Ways to Be an Advocate for Racial Justice at Your Passover Seder
Our retelling of the exodus from Egypt is incomplete if we don’t recognize that others are still enslaved. It is our moral duty to continue working for fairness for our fellow Jews and for those who remain enslaved by racism.
My Piano Teacher Was a Lesson In Surviving with a Smile
I met Agi Rado many years ago when I was a philosophy major at Loyola University Maryland and she was on staff in the music department. When I signed up to take piano lessons, I did not know she was a Holocaust survivor.
This Kind of Friendship is a Gift from God
It was like chevruta (paired Talmud study) where our lives were the text. As Rabbi Chanina wisely observed, “I have learned much from my teachers, but from my friends more than my teachers” (BT Ta’anit 7a).
5 Ways to Be an Advocate for Racial Justice at Your Passover Seder
During Passover, the annual season of celebrating our redemption from slavery and oppression, we are confronted with the juxtaposition of our own freedom and the recognition of those who are still facing injustice in our modern world.
How the Sacred Art of Questioning Can Lead Us to Freedom
Asking questions is an integral part of the Passover seder as we reflect upon how our ancestors’ journey from slavery to freedom is also our own.
This Year, There Are More Than Four Questions
As we stand on the brink of Passover, a holiday of questions, we must ask how we can make room at our sederim for everyone.