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, [...]

What I tell my son. Shortly after my son learned to drive, he was pulled over by a cop after completing what was [...]

“An articulate Black woman.” LA Voice is the affiliate of the PICO National Network. Founded by Catholic theologian John Baumann as the Pacific [...]

I was thrown against the wall... Ten years ago I attended a gathering of clergy associated with the PICO National Network (info here). We [...]

Over the next week, Rabbi Ron Stern will share his personal journey into a deeper understanding of the complexities of race in America. [...]

In a provocative article, New York University philosophy professor Samuel Scheffler proclaims that he unequivocally believes in life after death. He asserts that he [...]

In a graduation speech at Kenyon College, the American author David Foster Wallace tells the following familiar parable: There are these two young [...]