Life More Ordinary
Rabbi Lisa Edwards
April 27, 2006
In this week\’s double Torah portion, Tazria-Metzorah (Leviticus 13, in particular), God instructs Moses and Aaron on the role of priests when people take ill.
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I Love You, Carnivore
Rabbi Jonathan Klein
March 2, 2006
My act of civil disobedience — refusing to consume the flesh of once-living, breathing animals — has virtually no effect, perhaps none whatsoever. Agribusiness decides far in advance how many cows to raise and then slaughter without regard to my individual case.
The Lost Words
Esther Hecht
November 24, 2005
Perhaps what\’s at issue is my own life: I\’m a word person. For more than 20 years I\’ve made my living by writing and editing. Getting the words right is what I labor to achieve, all day every day. It\’s a struggle that often leaves me in despair.
Episcopal Church Saves Silver Lake JCC
Marc Ballon
April 21, 2005
\”I\’m thrilled. I\’m in heaven. It\’s still hard to believe we did it,\” said Silver Lake president Janie Schulman, who spearheaded efforts to save the center, which has more than 100 children enrolled in its preschool and kindergarten and offers many social, education and cultural programs.
Why Scapegoat?
Rabbi Lisa Edwards
April 21, 2005
In response to the three clerics who made the front page of The New York Times, in just one week several hundred clergy, mostly from the United States, signed on to a letter of support for WorldPride in Jerusalem, saying, among other things, that \”Jerusalem, a living, holy city, a pilgrimage site for people of many faiths and many beliefs, increases in holiness when all are welcome within her walls.\”
Call Me Shoshynsh
Jack L. Schwartz
March 17, 2005
One of the worst things to say about an American Indian is that he or she acts like they have no family.
Rolls of Veterans Groups Dwindling
David Finnigan
November 11, 2004
The paucity of Jews serving on front lines may explain the dwindling numbers of members belonging to Jewish war veteran organizations.
Haitian Songs
H. Eric Schockman
April 24, 2003
The following piece was written after a recent trip to Haiti, during which a delegation from MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger was hosted by the Lambi Fund, one of MAZON\’S longtime grantees.
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