A Jew's Calling: Responding to the Refugee Crisis
A Blessing for Tu BiShvat
We who have become cynical,
Hard shelled,
Whom life has raised its tough first
Of despair and
Disappointment and heartache
And grief,
We who have learned to protect our souls
And toughen our hearts
To avoid more anguish
To stop the flow of tears
This Shabbat, Make Time for Souling
I thought I invented the word until I Googled it and discovered it already exists.
Pursuing Racial Justice on Shabbat Tzedek
U.S. Reform congregations will soon commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with the annual celebration of Shabbat Tzedek, taking the opportunity to reflect on the progress that has been made in advancing civil rights in the past half-century and to rededicate ourselves to the pursuit of racial justice.
Butterflies, Birds, and the Poetry of Freedom
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps, Mark Ludwig, executive director of the Terezin Music Foundation (TMF), has created “an artistic memorial” to the 15-20 million people who died or were imprisoned in the Third Reich’s more than 42,500 camps and ghettos. Terezin served as a Nazi propaganda ploy to showcase how well Jews were treated in the camps, for example, by allowing musical and theater productions.
The Syrian Refugee Crisis: We’re Doing What Our Beliefs and Values Tell Us to Do
On Rosh HaShanah, I asked our congregation this question: “Who do we want to be in this new year?”
Today, The World Takes a Moment to Remember
For the past 10 years, the United Nations has commemorated the annual International Day of Commemoration, to honor the memories of the victims of the Holocaust.
President Obama Takes Historic Steps to Limit Solitary Confinement
Late on Monday night, the White House announced a sweeping new executive order on the use of solitary confinement in fe
Day Schools: Are They Good for the Jews?
Two years ago, amidst a crowd of thousands of young people on the March of the Living from Auschwitz to Birkenau, a Reform Jewish day school student texted her mother: “Thank you, Mom, for sending me to The Leo Baeck Day School.
Will Historic Election in Myanmar Provide Hope for Rohingya Muslim Community?
After decades of being "one of the world’s most persecuted minorities,” as designated by the United Nations, recent elections in Myanmar may provide a hint of hope for the Rohingya Muslim community.