This is a guest post by Becky Silverstein, a Hebrew College Rabbinical Student currently finishing a year of study in Jerusalem. When not studying Talmud,
Introducing: The first-ever Orthodox LGBT Vacation Retreat in the Midwest July 5th through 8th, 2012 at Ronora Lodge and Retreat Center, Watervliet, Michigan Whether you
From our friends at Bend the Arc, the organization(s) formerly known as Jewish Funds for Justice-Progressive Jewish Alliance-Shefa Fund, the Community Organizing Residency is accepting
Event postings do not constitute endorsement by Jewschool or contributors. GO AND LEARN: JEWISH COMMUNITIES AND BOYCOTT, DIVESTMENT, AND SANCTIONS What: A community workshop and
About a year ago I was watching a young Israeli physician examine an Eritrean boy at the Physicians for Human Rights clinic. The boy sat
The NY Times recently published an article about an unusual public apology by Dr. Robert L. Spitzer, a prominent psychiatrist. In the early 1970’s, Dr.
Yesterday Tel Aviv rioters, incited by leading MKs in Prime Minister Netanyahu’s coalition, attacked Eritrean and Sudanese asylum seekers and refugees from famine and genocide.
(x-posted to Justice in the City) Now that the election season is heating up, once again the question will be asked, what does the Jewish
In this month’s Commentary magazine, Jack Wertheimer once again takes on all the terrors of (assume a creaky old gramps voice here) those young people
By now I’m sure many of you have heard about today’s monthly Women of the Wall gathering. The short version is that the police, allegedly