Archive 2011

By Marc SolowayAs the light fades this evening on another hot and dry Colorado summer day, the fast of Tishah B'Av will begin, with its mournful mood and its very important reminders to us. As many of you know, I have just returned from a...

This week our director of public policy, Jack Moline, attended a program on the new report on Muslims in America conducted by the Abu Dhabi Gallup Center. The report indicates that are many areas of consonance between Jews and Muslims. For Jack’s...

By Jan Caryl KaufmanOn July 29, 170 members of Jewish social justice organizations met at the White House with administration officials and agency representatives. The day was organized by Jewish Funds for Justice and Progressive Jewish...

By Daniel BurgOriginally posted on The Urban RabbiThe strangest thing about our Friday Jewish Social Justice Roundtable gathering at the White House is that most of us never set foot in the White House. For several hours during the afternoon,...

I am starting in a new pulpit on July 1st, and Eit Ratzon was very helpful. Rabbis Schoenberg and Lebeau emphasized the importance of building relationships and gave specific ways to do so. Among the techniques discussed were...