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Let the Wind Blow; Bring On the Rain
It was only about a month and a half ago that we started to include the prayer for rain once again in T’filah: Mashiv haruach umorid hagashem, “You cause the wind to shift and rain to fall,” (Mishkan T’filah, p. 78).
We Are Family - Sandy Relief
It was recently reported in Haaretz (one of Israel’s main daily newspapers) that, in the past decade, Israelis have followed no event in the United States as closely as Hurricane Sandy.
This Week's Parsha: Sent From My iPhone
As Hurricane Sandy threatened communities across the Eastern Seaboard, rabbis found new ways to reach their congregants in this time of strife.
Eye on the States: Florida Amendment 8
Amendment 8, which will appear on the ballot in November, would eliminate the Florida Constitution’s No-Aid Provision (sometimes called the Blaine Amendment), which prevents public funds from being used “directly or indirectly in aid of any church, sect, or religious denomination or in aid of any se
“Poverty Would Outweigh Them All”: How to Protect the Poor while Reducing the Deficit
A month ago, I tempted you with a taste of current fiscal policy (warning: please read Sequestration Part 1 before this, or you will be very confused, not to mention less informed!).
Healing from the Past, Preparing for the Future
Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech Ha'olam, hagomel li-chayavim tovot shegamalni kol tov.
Blessed are You, Eternal, our God, King of the universe who bestows goodness upon the accountable, who has bestowed every goodness upon me.
Urge Congress to Protect Contraceptive Coverage
The Reform Movement has strongly supported the right of women to have the access and ability to make their own reproductive health decisions.
The Politically Toxic Environment
Regardless of who you voted for or what you were feeling after election night, there was one big loser on Tuesday night, one that spent the last several months being kicked to the curb.
Tucson Shooter Sentenced to Life Without Parole
One year and ten months after fatally shooting six people and attempting the assassination of Representative Gabrielle Giffords, Jared Loughner has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Imposing seven consecuti