Tag: Social Justice Commission

Communicating Respectfully and Lovingly with Your LGBTQ+ Children 

Parenting a child is a profound spiritual responsibility—one that involves teaching and guiding that child while also honoring their dignity as a unique individual. Sometimes, ...

“Diversity,” “Equity,” and “Inclusion” in MLK’s Words and in Jewish Thought

Open any newspaper, or click on any online news site, and, virtually every day, you will find descriptions of “DEI” as an extremely harmful phenomenon. ...

Victims and Victimizers: Acknowledging Our History of Slave Ownership on Passover

On Telling and Not Telling Our Full Story In Part 1, we spoke of the Passover Haggadah’s two origin stories. One, in accordance with Shmuel, ...

Victims and Victimizers: A Social Justice Reading of the Haggadah’s Two Origin Stories

On Telling and Not Telling Our Full Story The Passover Haggadah promotes two Jewish origin stories. The dominant story is Avadim hayinu, which relates how ...

Hanukkah Against Hunger: A Dedication for Our Hanukkah Lighting

Join Exploring Judaism in providing food for all who are hungry this Hanukkah, dedicate your Hanukkah for Hunger.

From Table To Topsoil: A Tu BiShvat Celebration

This Tu BiShvat, you're encouraged to think about celebrating by taking foods from table to topsoil--planting seeds you harvest on Tu BiShvat
The American Altar

The American Altar

A poetic commentary and reflection on A Racial Justice Vidui/Confessional for 5785/2024's High Holiday Season.
A Social Justice Harachaman

A Social Justice HaRachaman

God wants us to act and open our hearts. This prayer reminds us that when we do justice work, we are doing G!d’s work.
Promoting Isaiah On Yom Kippur

Promoting Isaiah On Yom Kippur

Engaging with Operation Isaiah is a demand to eliminate the scourge of hunger. May we see the day when healthy food is available to all.
Social Justice Commission High Holiday Reader 5785

Social Justice Commission High Holiday Reader 5785

Our tradition teaches: the sound of the shofar can literally break down the walls, both physical and spiritual. It can shatter complacency and indifference.
Approaching Tashlikh - Casting Off Racism

Approaching Tashlikh: Casting Off Racism

May our casting of the bread upon the waters lead to a concerted common effort to confront and confound racism throughout the New Year.
Hagar Enslaved Woman

Hagar, Enslaved Woman

May these Days of Awe help us understand more deeply and act more forcefully on behalf of the enslaved and marginalized in our society.