Why Did Our Torah Commentator Smash Bottles and Idols? Dr. Ruhama Weiss, a professor at the Reform seminary in Jerusalem, challenge our assumptions as she…
Posts published in “Chavurah”
A New Report Shows the Troubling Status of International Religious Freedom Attacks on people of faith are animated by white supremacy and white nationalism, which are…
Helping Teens Understand Where They Fit in the Jewish Story NFTY in Israel teens ask one basic question: How did Jews stay together over so…
6 Powerful Jewish Experiences While Traveling Abroad When you travel abroad, do you try to incorporate Judaism into your visits to other countries? There a…
Why Liberal Israelis (Like Me) Need You liberal Jews in Israel need liberal Jews in North America. We need each other. We vote here. You…
September 1, 1939: Another Day of Infamy It is worth remembering another day of infamy – September 1, 1939 – the day that set in…
Why Tot Shabbat is Great for Kids – and the Whole Family Tot Shabbat is important for our daughter and for us. Each week, it…
What I Learned From Researching My Family Tree My interest in Jewish genealogy goes back to 1992, but it was a librarian at my local…
Slaughter Does Not Honor Anyone: Remembering that Fateful Day in Pittsburgh As I was leading Torah study at our synagogue nearly a year ago, an…
Last Words and So Much Love: Saying Goodbye to My Mother She had tended me during my bad feelings. I had held her hand during…
What We Can Learn from the “Hillel Sandwich” The Hillel sandwich – bitter herbs and sweet charoset between two pieces of matzah – is emblematic of so many…
Join a National Call-In Day on April 10th for Gun Violence Prevention We are urging Congress to pass comprehensive legislation that would improve public safety,…
Rhineland #1: A Poem for Yom HaShoah “They know people died but nobody tells them about the worlds that were lost.” 4/11/2018 Julia Knobloch Read more…
What Did Ordinary Americans Know About the Holocaust as It Was Happening? What did American voters, the constituents who may have done more to pressure…
Why Do We Read the Book of Ruth on Shavuot? No story in the Bible better demonstrates than the Book of Ruth the extraordinary power…
Why I Joined The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival I joined the Poor People’s Campaign because I am answering the call of…
8 Ways to Take Jewish Action around Family Separation We will continue to update this list as more opportunities become available. Thank you for your…
It’s Up to Us to Keep the Mishpachah (Family) Together Imagine being forcibly separated from your loved one. This scenario may evoke thoughts of one…
How a Terrorist Attack on My Bar Mitzvah Day Led Me to Advocacy Work I knew that this was my time to act. As a…
A Year Later, Charlottesville’s Lasting Impact on American Jewry American Jewry is safe from actual attack, yes, but the Nazi chant of “You will not…