Racism
Not all the statues need to come down
Some statues help us remember a fraught time we must continue to grapple with. But others are a paean to a time we should not celebrate.
When a meditation is Zoom bombed
Meditation is supposed to be grounding and calming. Intruders shouting curses and slurs are anything but.
How a legacy of intergenerational trauma connects Black and Jewish communities
Studies show trauma can be passed on epigenetically. How can communities discriminated against for centuries move forward?
After reflecting on the Fourth of July, how do we move forward?
July 4 was a time to reflect on our sins and successes. Now what?
How USYers gave over $20,000 to racial justice organizations
Pirkei Avot 2:16 tells us, “It is not your duty to finish the work, but neither are you at liberty to neglect it.”
Meghan Markle counseled Black and Jewish hate crime victim Althea Bernstein
“My faith is greater than any fear in my heart. If there is anything you all need from me. I am here,” the former royal said.
Zionism is the Jewish Black Lives Matter
“All lives matter.” But if Jewish lives, specifically, matter enough to deserve our own country, then by the same logic, Black Lives Matter too.
‘You mean I’m gonna stay this color?!’ An homage to my Black mom
When I came to the US I gained a stepmom. She wasn’t sure how it would be for a white kid to suddenly have a Black mom.
Even Zoombombing can’t take away from the importance of civil rights education
The stellar presenters enabled the students to connect with the history of the 1960s, learning about both systemic racism and racial discrimination.
New publication centered on Jews of color set to launch on “erev Juneteenth”
“Media is the way we learn who is important, who is ‘normal.’”