How Jewish Burials are Actually Green Burials, Too
I feel that it is time that we, as rabbis and as a Jewish community, begin to speak more about the environmental advantages of a traditional Jewish burial.
6 Ways French President Macron's Holocaust Speech Was Groundbreaking
It wasn't the first time that a French president acknowledged his nation's Holocaust-era guilt, but Emmanuel Macron's speech Sunday was nonetheless groundbreaking in format, content, and style.
Why Federal Court Rulings that Favor Trans Students are so Important
On May 30, 2017, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a groundbreaking ruling in favor of Ashton Whitaker, the transgender student plaintiff in Whitaker v.
Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity Raises Questions
Since the establishment of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity led by Vice President Pence and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, Republicans and Democrats have questioned the commission’s true purpose.
The ABCs of Processing a Year as My Synagogue's President
The ABCs I use as a career coach to help clients self-reflect are the same ones I’m using to evaluate my first year as my synagogue’s president.
Four Days in Israel for the Maccabiah Games
Israel is in my bones, and has been since my first trip there in 1978. Last month, when seven members of my congregation participated in the Maccabiah Games, I had to go.
A New Museum Exhibit in Toronto Confronts Holocaust Denial
The Evidence Room, an installation on view at the Royal Ontario Museum, is a stunning reminder of how difficult it is to prove criminal intent – in this case, the planned systematic murder of 6 million Jews.
What Cantors Do to Get Families to Services… and Why
Once the High Holidays are over, I’m often left wondering what we can we do to get people back into the sanctuary before the next Rosh HaShanah rolls around.
Keeping Up With the Times: Jewish Customs and Rituals
Learn how author Anita Diamant got started as a writer, what's new in Jewish ritual and practice, and what these changes mean in North America's liberal Jewish community.
Emmy Nominees, Radiohead, and an Uber Baby: This Week's Light-Hearted Jewish Headlines
What Jewish (or Jew-ish) news are you reading this week? Here’s a look at a few of the stories that are making us smile.