It all started with a moment of serendipity. My friend Mike, who I walk with most mornings, texted me. “Wanna go and see Guns &
There is a stark and striking difference between the absence of Moshe in the Passover Haggadah and the centrality of Moshe on Shavout. In the
Only a few months after Hashem rescued them from slavery in Egypt, the Israelites arrive at Mount Sinai. The mountain is enveloped in smoke as
Following the letter by UCLA Hillel students – disagreeing with the protesters but calling them mostly peaceful and (after the violent attack on them) pleading
Image by Terrence Antonio James, Chicago Tribune, May 5, 2024, “At U. of C. encampment, Jewish organizers explain significance of their anti-Zionist Shabbat service“ The Chicago
On Sunday, April 7, the Marquette University chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) planted 41,000 flags on campus in recognition of the ongoing
This piece is part of a השתא הכא/Hashata Hakha, a justice-oriented Haggadah reader with contributions from members of Halachic Left, All That’s Left, and HaSmol HaEmuni,
by Rabbi Lara Haft Yom Tov This piece is part of a השתא הכא/Hashata Hakha, a justice-oriented Haggadah reader with contributions from members of Halachic
Moving from Purim to Pesach this year is hard. Purim hits too close to home—the threat of a massacre of the Jewish community, the massacre
by Joel Carmel It was only a day or two into this war, long before the initial shock of the horrific October 7th attacks had
