Arthur Waskow
How testifying at the Chicago 7 trial led me to put on a yarmulke
50 years later, with an even more a dangerous president and attorney general, I am among thousands of Jews wearing yarmulkes to protest their rule.
Letter | God’s name is a breath
As the Siddur teaches, “Nishmat kol chai tivarekh et-shimcha, YHWH elohenu” — The Breath of all life praises your Name
Remembering Esther Ticktin: A Jewish Feminist Who Inspired Learners For Decades
Esther Ticktin, who inspired generations of Jewish students and turned Jewish feminism into a down-to-earth practice, died Friday at age 91.
What I Learned From Alan Mintz
Thatnks to scholar Alan Mintz, the first American Jewish organization to call for a two-state peace between Israel and Palestine was conceived.
Veteran Rabbi: Hillel Has Become A Heresy-Hunting Organization
This group Jewish individuals with “un-kosher” views about Israel from taking part in Hillel.
The Jewish Lessons We Can Learn From This Young DAPL Protestor
Sophia Wilansky represents a reconnection with our own ancient earth-based spirituality of shepherds and farmers in the Hebrew Bible.
Tom Hayden, the ’60s Radical Who Maintained His Humanity
Tom Hayden, who died on Sunday, October 23, was one of the best of the change-makers who made The Sixties a transformative time, and who have kept going with verve and persistence through the half-century since.
The Torah of Max Ticktin Will Not Be Forgotten
Forty years ago, I noticed that one of our members was doing something odd when the Torah scroll was carried around the community.
Rabbis Against Climate Change
With the Pope about to present his arguments for fighting climate change, Arthur Waskow and a large group of rabbis have made their own statement of purpose on this global question.