Elul: Fixing ourselves, repairing the world The powerful have rallies, the oppressed have protests. Ever wonder why that is? Centuries ago, Nehemiah, the rebuilder [...]

Elul: Fixing ourselves, repairing the world We speak of the prophet Isaiah as if “he” is only one person. The truth is that [...]

Elul: Fixing ourselves, repairing the world צֶדֶק צֶדֶק תִּרְדֹּף לְמַעַן תִּחְיֶה וְיָרַשְׁתָּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָךְ׃ Justice, justice shall you (singular) pursue, that [...]

Elul: Fixing ourselves, repairing the world Appropriately, the focus during the month of Elul and on the actual High Holy Days begins internally. [...]

To say that democracy is nearly as old as Judaism is not an exaggeration. The story of Moses I told on Monday portrayed [...]

Though all eyes are on the presidential election, there are a number of very important state ballot measures coming up for a vote [...]

The iconic picture above showing leaders of the Reform Jewish community presenting a Torah scroll to President John Kennedy captures one of the [...]

One of the most memorable scenes from Fiddler on the Roof is when the rabbi is asked to say a blessing for the Czar. The [...]

According to the Torah, Moses brought the world democracy, but it required a little cajoling from his father-in-law. In Exodus, Moses’ father-in-law, Yitro, [...]

A new reading list. ​​​​​​​My daughter is on the front lines of racial equality. She works at Vista del Mar—once a Jewish orphanage, [...]