As Concepts of Diversity and Inclusion Evolve, So Must We
Understanding is only half the battle. Progress is achieved on a continual basis, and to create truly inclusive spaces for LGBTQ people, organizations must do more than understand the issues.
Jumu’ah Mubaarakah and Shabbat Shalom
Writer and liturgist Alden Solovy shares a most timely experience from his Hebrew language class in Jerusalem.
Creating a Culture of Yes
To help students and families balance Jewish education with other activities, Temple Beth-El in Providence, RI, says “yes” whenever possible. Here’s how they do it.
Jewish Men Speak Out About Injustice in Israel
The president of Men of Reform Judaism recently spoke truth to power about injustice in Israel. Read the statement and the circumstances surrounding its delivery.
Defense Budget Shows Stagnation on Guantanamo
Amidst the scramble to pass a budget and settle the debate over health care, another budget bill is winding its way through congress.
Why I’m Fasting on Tishah B’Av, and Why Now: A Reform Perspective
As a Reform Jew, I never felt called to fast on Tishah B’Av - until this year. Here's what changed my mind.
Galilee Diary: Independence Day II
If you will it, it will not remain just a dream.
-Theodor Herzl
So I had a little too much to drink at the Independence Day picnic and my head was spinning so I lay down on the grass for a minute…
Our Job is to Prevent Gun Violence
The utter horror of the murderous shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut remains in all of our minds and has rightly propelled us into a critical dialogue that we hope will produce real action after so many years. And the problem has been with us for many years. Much of the time, families and communities – especially in our inner cities – have fought on the front lines against gun violence without much attention from the rest of society. Now, with the alarming and increasing regularity of mass shootings – every couple of years it seems – like those in Newtown and Aurora, it should be clear to all of us that gun violence is our collective problem as a nation, and must be addressed in all of its forms.
Simultaneous Joy and Pain: The Wisdom of the Counting of the Omer
This year at our Passover seder, I experienced something deeply powerful which I had not felt in the context of Passover before.
On Jewish Unity
I met him on my flight back to Boston from Atlanta. He was a Muslim student from Dubai, I was a Jewish student from the United States. We had come from very different places but were on our way to the same university.