Traditionally, the sukkah is a symbol of shelter, a shade from the elements, that simultaneously conveys both safety and impermanence.
This morning, as Pope Francis prepared to address the United Nations, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, delivered the following remarks at “Coming Together in Faith on Climate,” an interfaith gathering at the Washington National Cathedral.
This is a momentous week — not only because it is Judaism’s most sacred season, but also because as we welcome 5776, we in North America are also welcoming Pope Francis, one of the most inspiring religious leaders of our time.
House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner will step down and leave Congress at the end of October after struggling with repeated rebellions by conservatives during a tumultuous five-year reign as the chamber\’s top Republican.
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