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Partisanship Unveiled On the Steps of the Supreme Court
The author, Lyndsey Pecker (at right), in front of the Supreme Court the day the Affordable Care Act decision was announced.
If Anne Frank Had a Gun
I am often asked why Jews went like sheep to the slaughter during the Holocaust. The question falsely assumes it was possible to resist, but Jews failed to do so.
A Labyrinth Changes Lives
In 2010, Eric Kershner, 17, a member and recent confirmand of Congregation Kol Ami (CKA) in Flower Mound, Texas, wanted to do an Eagle Scout project for his synagogue. Reviewing a list of potential congregational projects, he became intrigued with the idea of building a labyrinth that could become a permanent part of CKA life.
An Open Heart
Alan Morinis is the founding director of The Mussar Institute, and the author of the books Climbing Jacob's Ladder and Everyday Holiness: The Jewish Spiritual Path of Mussar as well as an RJ magazine article about Musar, "Practice, Practice, Practice," and an accompanying Musar study guide. He was interviewed by then RJ editor Aron Hirt-Manheimer.
Our Children Need God
I met Shoshanna* in the hospital during the last days of her life. She told me she was terrified - of the finality of death, or, if God did exist, of God's punishment for her lack of faith.
Jewish Journeys: The Questioner’s Quest
I didn't come to Temple Beth El expecting to convert, but it happened anyway.
Tashlich: Into the Deep
Tashlich was my chance to rectify my wrongs, so it had to be done right: I'd go to Ocean Beach and purge my sins in the Pacific. But before that, I read up on the ritual to make certain I did not err again.
Hanukkah: The Secret Strategy of Jewish Survival
Every Hanukkah, we thank God for the miracle of the season. But what was the miracle? Simply this: The Maccabees and their legacy survived.
A Call to Action: Fighting Sexual Assault on College Campuses
We have all heard the horrifying truth: 1 in 5 women will experience sexual assault duri