social justice
A Road Trip Into History For My Southern Jewish Students
We all know this adage to be true: History repeats itself. Unless, of course, we can learn from it and ...
What Should Rabbis Be Speaking About on Rosh Hashanah?
The High Holy Days are three weeks away. Phone conversations with colleagues nearly always begin with, “Are you ready?” and ...
Back to School: Supporting your Transgender Child
New schools, classmates, and teachers can cause anxiety as the school year is getting ready to start. As parents, we ...
Back to School: Help Bring Social Justice & LGBTQ Equality to the Classroom
September is just around the corner, which means a new academic year is approaching. But schools aren’t always the ideal ...
The Work for LGBTQ Equality Continues
This week the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission declared that workplace discrimination against LGBTQ employees is barred, citing Title VII of the ...
A Rabbi Mourns African American Christians
“’…But, mother, I won’t be alone. Other children will go with me, And march the streets of Birmingham to make ...
Legal Justice vs. Social Justice: Keep Pushing Forward
On June 26th, the United States’ LGBT+ community and its allies celebrated a monumental victory when same-sex marriage was deemed ...
To Pride-Goers of My Generation: Have Pride, but Pay Attention
Having “pride” in my humanity means saying “YES” to climate change (the good kind) and dedicating myself to work for ...
On Making A Difference, Together
“I don’t speak because I have the power to speak; I speak because I don’t have the power to remain ...
The Three People Touched by Death
In this week’s Torah portion, Hukkat, Israel is given an interesting law. We are commanded to give a perfectly red ...