I recently coordinated a panel on global anti-Semitism. Participants learned about the efforts of the U.S. State Department and the American Jewish Committee in their work urging foreign governments to crack down on the […]
This month, the National Constitution Center and the William Way LGBT Community Center announced a partnership for an exhibit commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first LGBT protests in the […]
I hope your Pesach preparations are going well! If you’re ready to pull out the post-it’s and prepare to lead your own seder, here’s a list of Haggadah suggestions, from most […]
This week, we have witnessed the chain-link fence around the congregation come down! We are not simply taking it down because it’s old or ugly. We are taking the fence down as […]
Our hearts go out to our neighbors in the Shipley School community who mourn the tragic death of Cayman Naib. Jewish wisdom teaches us that we are all created in God’s […]
Check out this video of Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg who will speak at RS this Wed. at 7 pm. I recently heard an NPR reporter speak about the fact […]
“Can Jewish Texts Expand Our Thinking,” the latest article from “Rabbis Uncensored,” the Philadelphia Board of Rabbis’ blog, includes a response by Rabbi Jill Maderer. Do you find yourself in conversation with […]
Learn here about voting for progressive Judaism in Israel in the WZO elections! Since I was a child, I have heard the debate. Do American Jews have the right to […]
by Rabbi Jill Maderer It’s a week since I participated in a “Die-In” rally that, in the wake of the Ferguson and Staten Island grand jury decisions, was organized to […]
Check out this preview video. On Wed., Dec. 3rd from 7pm to 9pm, human beatbox master Yuri Lane and Muslim video artist DJ Sharif Ezzat perform “From Tel […]
