According to the Rabbinic source closest to the event, the reason Jerusalem was destroyed the 2nd time was because of the kind of interpersonal hatred
If our ritual life does not pulse with the passionate pull of the political, if our laments do not answer and reprise the cries of
by Jacob Abolafia A picture hung (and perhaps still hangs) in the library of the Conservative synagogue where I spent my first conscious years attending
Thoughts about internal and external criticisms of the Jewish immigrant justice movement in this moment.
Pictures by Gili Getz; text by Salem Pearce On Sunday, more than 1,000 Jews in New York converged on Amazon’s bookstore in Midtown Manhattan to
Two phenomena in Jewish public discourse that bother me feel especially acute around and in advance of Tisha B’Av. The first is the use of
My younger son recently did something he should not have done. And he told us about it. He didn’t even know why he did it,
#TorahForTheResistance is a campaign by young rabbinical and religious students about Jewish resistance to Trump through the lens of faith, Judaism, and spirituality. Read more here. Buried
Composed for How Desolate Lies the City: South Side Tisha B’Av (Chicago, IL; July 31, 2017), this poem interprets chapter four of Eicha in light of the starvation of resources facing our public school system.
Alas! Alone she sits, vacant lots, empty streets
Abandoned by companions, absent lovers to greet.
Bustling communities pushed out, in retreat
Bereft remnants blamed for their woes.