Your Congregation is Facing a Transition: Now What?
Though I felt our rabbinic transition was going well, I knew it was too important to the future of the congregation to pass up the opportunity to learn whatever I could about making the transition as successful as possible.
Famed Holocaust Documentarian is the Focus of New Oscar-Nominated Film
Thirty years after the release of Claude Lanzmann’s landmark Holocaust documentary, Shoah, a new documentary short revisits the inscrutable filmmaker’s legacy by exploring the difficulties, both personal and professional, he faced during the nearly 12 years it took to complete the film.
How Torah Brought Comfort to a 91-Year-Old Widow
When 91-year-old Deana came to visit me, she came to find comfort and solace a year and a half after her beloved husband Alvin died – but it turned out that she spent more time teaching me Torat Chayim (the Torah of Life). In the process, she lifted both of us a little higher on the ladder of holiness.
Limit on SNAP Benefits Violates a Moral Mandate
For millions of people, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a lifeline.
Unpacking the President's Plan to Close Guantanamo
On Tuesday, President Obama submitted a plan to Congress detailing how his Administration intends to proceed towards closing the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Our Wake up Call for Wilderness Protection
"What’s happening in Alaska isn’t just a preview of what will happen to the rest of us if we don’t take action. It’s our wake-up call. The alarm bells are ringing.
A Vacancy at the Supreme Court
The news of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s passing shocked the nation last week.
Fight to Repeal the Death Penalty Not Over in Delaware
“Death penalty repeal bill fails.” That was roughly the headline in the Delaware News Journal the morning of January 29 after a long, powerful, and exhausting deb
Keeping Up with the Court: A Mid-Term Roundup
The Supreme Court is in a bit of pre-June term height, having heard numerous important cases with many more to go, handing down some decisions, and continuing to prepare the docket for the rest of this term and the beginning of the next.