politics
Is Freedom A Jewish Virtue?
Are you on the freedom bandwagon yet? Celebrations of the concept of freedom seem to be permeating the cultural-political zeitgeist ...
The Workmen’s Circle in Birmingham
The Workmen’s Circle—Arbeter Ring in Yiddish—is a Jewish fraternal organization devoted to progressive politics, the labor movement, and Yiddish language and culture. In its ...
Make My Day
The legacy of Abraham is complex and varied, both within and between religious traditions. What does it mean to be ...
Marriage Equality: So What Happened?!
“Justice, Justice shall you pursue,” exhorts Deuteronomy. Today, we woke up in a more just nation, as the four states ...
Super Tuesday
My Dad and I never watched the Superbowl together. Nor the NBA championships, the World Cup, or the World Series. In ...
The War Against Women
While driving to work the other day I heard a woman interviewed on the radio asked about the “Rape” comments ...
Don’t Touch that Dial! It’s a Round-Up of LGBT Jewish Election News
Election fever is heating up as we head into the final stretch of the 2012 election season. Here is a ...
Politics and the Pulpit
This past Sunday was claimed by many churches around the country ‘Pulpit Freedom Sunday’. It’s the day that the pastors ...
Why It’s Okay That Politicians Flip-Flop
“When Did I Say That?”Countless times I’ve stepped off the bima, and a congregant has come to me puzzled.“Nice sermon, ...
I’m Watching Tennis Instead
It’s the week between the Republican National Convention and the Democratic National Convention and I’ve checked out. That’s not usually ...