activism

Interfaith Work, Then & Now

All this week, we’re deeply engaged in the Mississippi Freedom Summer 50 events taking place in Jackson, Mississippi.We’ll be sharing ...

#BringBackOurYouthEngagement

On Sunday I helped organize a rally at our JCC in support of the three teenagers, Naftali Fraenkel, Eyal Yifrach, ...

Sage, At Any Age: Remembering Andrew Pochter

Studying text is one way to gather knowledge and inspiration as we seek to live meaningful lives and work to improve ...

Abortion, Birth Control, and the Complexity of Halacha (Jewish Law)

I recently came across a copy of the June 28 issue of  The Jewish Press . The Jewish Press is an Orthodox ...

Living the Legacy: Shabbat Suppers Continuing MLK’s Dream

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is two weeks from today – Monday, January 21, 2013. This year, consider celebrating Dr. ...

Belles of the Wall

By Education Fellow Amanda WinerI first heard about Women of the Wall as a counselor in training at Eisner Camp ...

“We ALL Have Work To Do”: Dr. Susan Glisson on Race, the “Riot” at Ole Miss, and Reconciliation

There it was, in the news, soon after the results of the November 6 election were announced: bigotry in the ...

Is Prayer for Activists?

Our basic premise as activists is human responsibility. We, not someone else, must step up to create change in the ...

Songs of Hope and Failure

On Monday, Chris Moriarty wrote about why she wrote The Inquisitor’s Apprentice. She will be blogging here all week for ...