United States and Canada Share New Collaborative Efforts to Combat Climate Change
Last week, Prime Minister Trudeau visited Washington, D.C. as the first sitting Canadian Prime Minister to visit the White House for a state dinner in nearly two decades.
No Disguises: Purim and Women’s Equality
Purim is a joyous holiday celebrating the story of the book of Esther and how she and her cousin Mordechai saved the Jewish community in Persia from persecution. I have fond memories of attending megillah readings at my synagogue and eating hamantaschen with my family.
Purim 5776: Incorporating Social Justice into Your Celebrations
Without a doubt, Purim is one of my favorite Jewish holidays.
Why I'm Staying in the Room for Donald Trump's AIPAC Address
I will be in the arena today at AIPAC’s Policy Conference to hear Donald Trump and the other Presidential candidates who present at AIPAC. Here's why.
Police Brutality and People with Disabilities: What Can We Do?
The Ruderman Family Foundation recently released The Ruderman White Paper on Media Coverage of Law Enforcement Use of Force and Disability. As an authority on the topic of disabilities, the foundation issued this groundbreaking report to share its own perspective and help readers understand this complex issue.
L'Taken Participant Urges Congress to Fund Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Over the winter nearly 1,800 Reform students came to Washington, D.C. for the Bernard and Audre Rapaport L’Taken Social Justice Seminar.
A Prayer for the People of Brussels
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Brussels in the wake of today’s terrorist attacks.
Supporting Israel: What Are Our Responsibilities and Opportunities?
As I sat among the roughly 18,000 people filling Washington D.C.’s Verizon Center during this week’s AIPAC policy conference, I was reminded of this blessing found in the Tractate B'rachot. We came to hear American politicians, members of Israel’s Knesset, and, of course, presidential candidates wax and wane on the importance of a strong U.S.-Israel relationship and about their commitments to the Jewish State.
Deportations of Central American Migrants Continue
In early January 2016, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the federal law enforcement agency charged with enforcing immigration law, conducted operations to round up, detain and deport 120 Central Americ
Cities of Gold: A New Play Brings the Middle East to Appalachia
Though I’m not a parent yet, I’ve already created something that has taken on a life of its own. It shares opinions that I don’t necessarily agree with, and it has grown to interact with perspectives I never could have imagined. I wrote a play about Israel.