The Shofar Blasts as a Metaphor for Life
If, as the Talmud tells us, the blasts of the shofar are meant to remind us of crying, (Babylonian Talmud, Rosh Hashanah 33A – specifically of Sisera’s mother – but that is another subject!), then I would offer the following.
Anti-Torture Meeting at White House
And the People Agree!
An Assessment of Jewish-Catholic Relations
Reform Movement Focuses on Follow-Up To UN Vote Upgrading Palestinian Status
The statement, adopted overwhelmingly after a full debate by more than 200 board members at yesterday's meeting of the Union of Reform Judaism's North American Board of Trustees, "Condemn[s] the Palestinian Authority for the unilateral decision to seek upgraded status at the United Nation as counterproductive to the cause of peace, and express[es] ... deep concern to those countries that supported the upgraded status, and to those who abstained."
Senate Passes Contentious National Defense Authorization Act
L'ta-what?
You know when you write or read a word too many times and it starts to look funny? Like – is that really how that word is spelled?
Where Do Immigration Problems STEM From?
Members of the House of Representatives faced an important choice last week: whether or not to take the first step toward immigration reform, and what exactly this step will look like. A vote was taken for the STEM Jobs Act of 2012, introduced by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas). This bill would provide 55,000 more visas for skilled workers and students, and included a measure that makes it easier for immigrants with green cards to bring their families to the United States. High-tech visas are one of the least contentious components of immigration reform, and this bill has been seen by some as an opportunity for legislators to demonstrate their commitment to solving the immigration problem on a wider scale. The STEM Jobs Act did pass the House of Representatives, but faces an uphill battle as it approaches the Senate.