40 Years of Fighting to End Workplace Discrimination
In 1974, two members of the House of Representatives, Reps.
Honoring Our Legacy by Continuing the Work
As I think back on my years of service and involvement in Jewish communal life, I marvel at the key role the Reform Movement played in advancing and achieving civil rights, both in the lead-up to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and in the years since.
Denominations Unite to Stop Smoking
Updates: Since the Hobby Lobby Decision
A week ago today, the Supreme Court came down in what will be noted as one of the most important decisions in recent memory.
Welcome to Miriam’s House: Not Your Children’s Judaism
I am about to become an empty nester. Years ago, when the kids first started going to camp, my husband and I used to call ourselves “ENITs,” Empty Nesters in Training.
Try a Decadent Frozen Hot Chocolate - with Patriotic Jewish Origins!
The Secret Shabbat Blessing: Why Parents Should Bless Their Children
When I was an assistant rabbi at Temple Emanu-El in Westfield, N.J., I celebrated with the early childhood program at their weekly Shabbat party.
Galilee Diary: Where the Buffalo Roam
He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside still waters. (Psalms 23:2)
In Poland, a Renewal of Memory - from Belzec to Rychwal
Two very different events I attended, hundreds of miles apart, demonstrated the wide range of ways in which the memory of Jews and the Holocaust are commemorated in Poland.