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Facing a Food Crisis: The Ingenuity of Haitian Farmers

By Ruth Messinger

Facing a Food Crisis: The Ingenuity of Haitian Farmers
With Passover around the corner, many of us are poised to recite the words, “Let all who are hungry come and eat.”Read More


Applying American Law to Far-Off Crimes

By Ruth Messinger and Janice Kamenir-Reznik

Applying American Law to Far-Off Crimes
The White House wants to limit victims of abuse overseas to use American law to gain justice. From Germany to Nigeria’s oil fields, that puts us on the wrong side of history.Read More


A Jewish Feminism for Global Challenges

By Ruth Messinger

This is the seventh entry in an ongoing series exploring Jewish feminism. Read More


American Food Policy Harms Neediest

By Ruth Messinger

American Food Policy Harms Neediest
America is the largest food donor in the world. Jews should fight to end misguided U.S. policies that stop aid from getting to victims, and prevent countries from feeding themselves.Read More


In Uganda, a Hate That We Must Confront

By Ruth Messinger

Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel once said that Judaism “takes the mind out of the narrowness of self-interest.” During the past few weeks, I’ve been reminded of the urgent need for American Jews to make this formulation real as I’ve turned my attention to a flagrant threat to human rights in Uganda.Read More







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