On Monday, May 28, we observe Memorial Day in the United States, a time to remember the sacrifice of our Armed Forces in defense of our country. The prayer below, written by Rabbi Matt Friedman and originally published on RJblog last year, may be read during your Shabbat Services next week. Learn more about how you [...]
Shavuot is not the first holiday that comes to mind when someone asks me about Jewish holidays. When I’m asked about my faith, I usually talk about Shabbat services and dinner with my family, regaling them with stories about my family’s obsession with making the utmost of the roast chicken we have every Shabbat (it’s [...]
Two new items are under consideration by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that could reduce the number of HIV infections: Last week, a panel of experts recommended that the FDA approve a pill known as Truvada that could be taken preemptively by healthy but at-risk individuals to prevent the contraction of HIV. The pill [...]
From 2004 to 2009, Colorado’s sitting governors issued proclamations for a statewide Day of Prayer, to be held the first Thursday of May. The proclamations included biblical passages and a call to prayer. But last week, a three-judge panel on the Colorado Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the proclamations invalid, holding that when a state [...]
Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted to pass a version of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization that prioritizes some victims over others and politicizes the safety and well-being of victims of abuse. I could not have predicted that a bill called the Violence Against Women Act would actually put victims of domestic abuse and [...]
