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Eye on Afghanistan
The Columbia Daily Spectator
this week published a powerful opinion
piece written by Yoav Guttman, a Columbia University student in the School of
General Studies and the Jewish Theological Seminary,
Could Challenges to Health Reform Succeed?
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) released a report
Hooray for Prop A!
Even as federal efforts to reform our transportation system remain stalled, cities are taking steps to become healthier, more livable, and more sustainable communities through transit reform.
10 Ways to Welcome Teens at the High Holidays
Looking for innovative opportunities to engage your teens around the High Holidays? These 10 ideas come directly from the source – youth professionals across North America.
What Ended Up on the Bible's Cutting Room Floor?
Joel Hoffman, PhD, is the author of several books, including And God Said: H
Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue: Jewish Values and Criminal Justice Reform
In a political climate marked by partisanship, it is too seldom that we see a willingness for elected officials to reach across the aisle on major national issues.
Giving at the Highest Level
When the twelfth century Jewish philosopher, Maimonides, contemplated the best way to provide for people in need, he determined that the highest aspiration should be to help people become self-sufficient. To work with people instead of for them:
God's Partners in the Work of Creation
As we begin the new Torah cycle with the reading of Parashat B’reishit, we receive our first call to action as environmental stewards with the line, “The Lord God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to till and tend it” (Genesis 2:15). This verse is central to both Jewish and Christian climate action as we articulate our moral call to global citizens and leaders alike to protect the work of God’s Creation.