In Judaism, I Finally Found My Spiritual Home
During this journey, I’ve been asked: “Why?” In Judaism, I found meaningful rituals and a history of peoplehood that I have taken on as my own. From the time I left the Christian church, I sought a spiritual home – a place of tolerance and acceptance. In Judaism, I’ve found exactly that.
First They Came for the Books
In his fascinating and eminently readable new book, Stolen Words: The Nazi Plunder of Jewish Books, Rabbi Mark Glickman reminds us that Jews have always relied on books as essential sinews, binding Jews to God, to each other, and to the rest of humanity, regardless of time or space.
Webinar: Responding to the Refugee Crisis
On Thursday, March 10 at 2:15pm ET, the Religious Acton Center and HIAS are hosting a webinar to discuss the current refugee crisis and how your congregation can get involved.
“To March into Hell:” Reassessing the Inquisition
Since its establishment in 1478 by the Spanish monarchy, the Tribunal del Santo Oficio de la Inquisición has widely been viewed outside of Spain and in the Jewish world as the relentless agent of religious persecution, mass murder as well as, in part, intellectually responsible for the creation of a racist expression of anti-Semitism which ultimately led to Nazism’s genocidal war against the Jewish people. For sure, recent assessments of the Inquisition do not seek to absolve either Spanish monarch or the Church of blame for their evil works but rather establish a verifiable, empirical record of the Inquisition and its crimes against humanity.
On Purim, Laugh Strong!
Celebrating Purim as a family is one of the whimsical joys of Jewish living and parenting. It’s probably the only time during the year when you and your children can walk into services and scream – on purpose – and no one will care.
The Flint Water Crisis is Not an Isolated Case
Throughout the United States, there is a clear connection between race, class and environmental justice.
Four Infographics to Understand Environmental Racism
The lead poisoning crisis in Flint, Michigan, has propelled the topic of environmental racism into
TRAP Laws on Trial
On Wednesday, March 2, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, which is arguably the most important abortion case on the Court’s docket in over two decades.
The Torah In Haiku: Vayak'heil
This week's portion is almost entirely concerned with the building of the Tabernacle. But it begins with the commandment to rest on Shabbat