New Beginnings: Tu BiSh’vat and Environmental Action
In this moment of transition, we will celebrate a different kind of new beginning: Tu BiSh’vat, the new year for trees. Tu BiSh’vat is an opportunity to celebrate the earth and to recommit ourselves, for another year, to environmental action.
The Quiet Message: How Parashat Yitro Teaches Us to Lead
Between two massive thrusts of Jewish history, between Exodus and Sinai, stands a little old man named Jethro, who taught Moses to lead.
At the Local Mosque, Sharing Love with our Muslim Neighbors
We wanted to let our Muslim neighbors know that as Jews, as Americans, and along with other faith groups, we embrace shared ethics of diversity, multiculturalism, and religious freedom.
For People with Disabilities, a New Promised Land Beckons
February is Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month, and today, people with disabilities are also wandering the proverbial desert, exiting one era but not quite ready to enter a new one.
Standing for Our Values: Why 19 Rabbis Were Arrested in NYC This Week
I sat on the police bus in the dark with my hands cuffed behind me, and I knew I was safe. During my arrest for civil disobedience with 18 other rabbis in protest of the Muslim ban in front of the Trump Hotel in New York City, the police had been respectful and even kind.
Join the Conversation at the URJ Youth Summit - Even If You Can't Attend!
Can’t make it to the upcoming URJ Youth Summit, but wish you could be a part of the learning? You can!
Why Self-Advocacy Is Vital to the Pursuit of Disability Rights
Like any child, growing up I relied on the support of my parents. Due to my severe learning disabilities, this support was even more essential.
What the Americans with Disabilities Act Means to Me
I am a living, breathing example of what the ADA can do for public school students in need of services. If someone tries to tell you otherwise, share my story. It's not one in a million. It's one of millions.
Union for Reform Judaism Joins HIAS to Sponsor Jewish Rally for Refugees in New York City
On Sunday, February 12, HIAS will host a massive Jewish Rally for Refugees in New York City. The action will take place in Battery Park, and at least 1,700 people are expected to attend.
A Fallen Fascist’s Journey to Judaism
Filmmaker Alex Holder’s “Keep Quiet” artfully documents Csanad Szedgedi’s struggle to come to terms with “the worst thing that could ever have happened to me.”