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Is Prayer for Activists?
Our basic premise as activists is human responsibility. We, not someone else, must step up to create change in the world. To turn to others before ourselves is for cynics and critics, not change-makers.
Get Out the Vote 2012: Assisting Disabled and Homebound Voters
This post is part our weekly Get Out the Vote 2012 series, focusing on ways to promote civic engagement in your Jewish community and highlighting portions from the RAC’s Get Out the Vote 2012 guide.
Congratulations, Anat!
On behalf of the North American Reform Jewish Movement and all people who appreciate equality in Israel, we offer our sincere and hearty congratulations to Anat Hoffman on her 10th anniversary with the Israel Religious Action Center.
Health Care Reform Frees Us from Modern Mitzrayim
It somehow seems appropriate that the Supreme Court arguments on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act occurred right around Pesach. That’s the time of year that the need for affordable, universal health coverage really hits home for me.
It was 10 years ago, at seder, that the
Too Much Faith in Public Life?
Across the nation, the role that religion and personal faith play in America’s history and in our elections has become front-page news. A new report from the Pew Forum on R
Emergency Preparedness a Necessity for All Americans
Growing up in North Carolina, hurricanes were a fact of life—complete with their own season that runs straight into the start of basketball season (the most important season of the year to most folks back home, myself included).
A Prayer for Yom Ha'atzmaut
Adonai our God, guard and protect the State of Israel. On this Day of Independence, we thank You, Adonai our God, for providing us a Land and a State where we can fully serve You and all of humanity.
From the Back of the Bus to the Top of the Agenda
At a recent Knesset hearing I attended about women being forbidden to speak on certain radio stations, the manager of one of the stations told us his solution for a woman’s voice on air.
Get Out The Vote: Focus on Reproductive Rights
This post is part our weekly Get Out the Vote 2012 series, focusing on ways to promote civic engagement in your Jewish community and highlighting portions from the RAC’s Get Out the Vote 2012 guide.