Gulienne Rollins-Rishon is the racial justice specialist at United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.
Opinion Newark synagogue’s hiring of Israelite clergy undermines Jews of color Tradition defines Judaism according to legal standards that a novel African-American religion simply does not meet, write leaders of the Conservative movement By Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal, and Gulienne Rollins-Rishon, and Rabbi Ashira Konigsburg Feb 22, 2023 | 4 min read
Fast Forward It was a historic Jewish night at the Oscars. Why are so many Jews outraged? By Louis Keene Mar 3, 2025 | 5 min read
Opinion The Germans have a word for what’s happening in Trump’s America By Terrence Petty Feb 28, 2025 | 4 min read
Opinion Trump’s treasury secretary is about to make a catastrophically bad move on Israel By Hadar Susskind Mar 4, 2025 | 3 min read
Fast Forward Trump’s hostage envoy defends talks with Hamas: Meeting with ‘bad people is part of my job’ By Jacob Kornbluh Mar 9, 2025 | 2 min read
Music In 1964, when he was just 23, Bob Dylan wrote the prophetic anthem that encapsulates Trump’s America By Seth Rogovoy Mar 9, 2025 | 6 min read
Yiddish World Who was the audience for the rhyming Purim play? By Miriam Udel Mar 8, 2025 | 4 min read
Fast Forward Adidas just sold off its final Yeezy shoe. Some of the proceeds are going to fight antisemitism. By Asaf Elia-Shalev Mar 8, 2025 | 3 min read