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Reflecting on Transgender Awareness Week in 2021

Reflecting on Transgender Awareness Week in 2021 urjadmin November 16, 2021 Transgender Inclusion Image Transgender Awareness Week is a chance to educate the public. It…

Holding Out an Olive Branch on the West Bank

Holding Out an Olive Branch on the West Bank jemerman November 11, 2021 Human Rights Image The increasingly violent actions of certain young Jewish settlers…

A Jewish Approach to Transgender Awareness Week

A Jewish Approach to Transgender Awareness Week urjadmin November 9, 2021 Transgender Inclusion Image After services one Friday night, I was approached by a woman…

Cultivating a Shmita Mindset with our Screens

Cultivating a Shmita Mindset with our Screens jemerman November 1, 2021 Jewish Values Image Limiting the time we are on our devices and setting an…

Film Review: Love It Was Not

Film Review: Love It Was Not jemerman November 1, 2021 Holocaust Image Fresh off a nomination for best documentary at the Ophir Awards, the Israeli…

A Letter to My Charlottesville Congregation

A Letter to My Charlottesville Congregation jemerman October 27, 2021 Hate Crimes I write this as the Sines vs. Kessler trial commences. This long-awaited lawsuit…

Global Ethics Day Reading List

Global Ethics Day is Wednesday, October 20! Created by Carnegie Council, Global Ethics Day is an annual moment to explore the meaning of ethics in… …

Film Review: Golden Voices

Film Review: Golden Voices urjadmin October 4, 2021 Film Image In Evgeny Ruman’s bittersweet new film, Golden Voices, a pair of aging voice actors find…

What We’ve Been Reading

Welcome to our roundup of news and current events related to ethics and international affairs! Here’s some of what we’ve been reading this past month:… …

Temporary Structure, Perpetual Joy

Temporary Structure, Perpetual Joy urjadmin October 4, 2021 Sukkot Image Sukkot is known in Hebrew as Z’man Simchateinu – the time of our joy. It’s…

Creation, Chaos, and Children

Creation, Chaos, and Children jstern September 17, 2021 Torah Study Image In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was unformed…

Sukkot Breads in Fall Colors

Sukkot Breads in Fall Colors jstern September 13, 2021 Challah Image Decorate your Sukkot table with Ethiopian, North African, and Sephardi breads full of fall…