Putting the "Mitzvah" Back in B’nai Mitzvah
Here’s how one congregation took a three-pronged approach to improving students’ mitzvah project requirement and thus their entire b’nai mitzvah experience.
Apply Today for the RAC's Travel Justly Microgrant!
Let’s consider our carbon footprint. Let’s take into account how many people live in your home, how many miles you drive per week, how many flights you take annually and how much meat you eat. Each of these activities contributes to carbon dioxide emissions, which contributes to climate change.
Host a Gun Violence Prevention Shabbat
Gun violence in America has become consistent, reliable news. Breaking news alerts draw our attention to shootings at schools, movie theaters, night clubs, and in the middle of our streets. We follow social media, watching and waiting for the number of dead and injured to stop climbing.
The Sacred Calling: Continuing the Conversation about Women in the Rabbinate
When I was 8 years old, I learned that the first woman rabbi had just been ordained. I was shocked because, until then, I hadn’t realized that there weren’t any women in the rabbinate. Rabbi Sally Priesand became my hero.
The Urgency of Now: Six Ways to Take Action in the New Political Landscape
Following the deeply polarizing 2016 election, the need for tikkun olam, world repair, is enormous. Here are six ways you can take action now.
After 40 Years of Women Rabbis, a Q&A with the First
Priesand, now 70 and retired for a decade, talks about her ordination, her 25 years as the rabbi at Monmouth Reform Temple, and why she insisted on wearing miniskirts.
Register Now for Jewish Disability Advocacy Day 2017!
Over the last couple of weeks, I have had the pleasure of working with high school students at our Bernard and Audre Rapoport L’Taken Social Justice Seminars, helping them discover the power of advocacy.
All Voices Heard: Campaign Finance Reform
From travel expenses to TV advertisements and staff pay, campaigning for office costs a great deal of money.
Still So Far to Go for Transgender Equality
On December 8, the National Center for Transgender Equality released the findings from the 2015 U.S.
"Stick to Love" for the Holidays
As Hanukkah approaches, our society is deeply divided. Here are 3 ways that teens are promoting unity by taking action, and we can recommit to helping them illuminate the way to a better world.