In Reply to Shmuel Rosner: (How) Should We Talk About Politics at Seders?
Shmuel Rosner misunderstands the Exodus, prioritizing national solidarity above “worn-out political debates”— and is badly mistaken.
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Ten Lessons from the Haggadah for Jewish Activists
Ten lessons from the new AJWS Haggadah -- Next Year in a Just World -- for Jewish social justice activists.
Giving Tochecha to Benay Lappe
Two trans Jewish activists respond to Benay Lappe's comments on the Judaism Unbound podcast that erased trans women of color in the gay movement.
Jewschool Endorses the Women's March on Washington
As Jews and as Americans, we have looked on in dismay as immigrants, Muslims, LGBTQ people, Native people, Black and Brown people, women, and people with disabilities have been vilified, threatened, and/or mocked. Throughout the electoral cycle, a constant stream of…
Auburn Seminary launches Justice Ministry Education certificate
From our friends at Auburn Seminary comes a major new program: a Justice Ministry Education certificate for faith-based social justice leaders and organizers.
After the Orlando Shooting, Why Raise Kids in a Faith?
After the religiously-motivated Orlando shooting, a Jewish mother and her non-Jewish husband reconsiders why raise any child in a faith?
Strange Thoughts- A new take on Loving the Stranger
Just as every year the haggadah tells us we must see ourselves as if we personally left Egypt and were personally redeemed from oppression, so every year we must push ourselves out of our comfort zones and try to embrace…
This is Solidarity of Nations – Achvat Amim
Solidarity of Nations - Achvat Amim is a 5 month volunteer experience, built and run by activists and educators, in Jerusalem that directly engages with the reality of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, based on the core value of self-determination for all…
100 Plus Jewish NGOs Offer Paid Parental Leave to Staff
When my daughter was born 18 years ago, I used to bring her to school with me and lay her on a blanket in the corner of my classroom when I taught. There was no child care at the university…
Tisha B'av does not have a happy ending
A meditation on what Tisha B'av means today.