Category: Leadership
Jewish Responses to Trump fears: Dialogue and Action
Among the progressive streams of Judaism, there is now a feeling of being overwhelmed by all the different challenges President Trump has either created or increased in both the political and cultural... Read More
The Power of Prayer and the Promise of Seven Generations
When you hear the terms ‘peaceful protest’ or ‘non-violent opposition’, if you know anything of our history, your mind thinks of two powerful leaders: Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi. Wh... Read More
The Women That ‘A Day Without a Woman’ Forgot
In the midst of the turmoil in our nation and world over the past few months, one of the developments that gives me hope is the exponential growth in the number of visible responses and ways we can ra... Read More
Learning to Listen All Over Again
It is an easy thing to preach to the choir. They agree with you, affirm your hatred, anger, and even your ostracizing of the “fools” on the other side of the equation. This is politics right: ... Read More
Interfaith and Life-Changing Moments: The Birth of a Political Activist
As a mother, the two most important and transformational days in my life were the days my children were born. But as a human being, I am reminded of significant moments when I was present for a life-a... Read More
Community Engaged Scholars: Balancing Scholarship and Activism
The University of Chicago Center for the Study of Race and Gender recently held a workshop titled, “Community Engaged scholars: Balancing Scholarship and Activism.” As a graduate student, academic... Read More
Breaking the Silence
There are approximately ten weeks between the election and the inauguration of the next president. In the grand scheme of things, ten weeks is not a lot of time (and before 1933, Inauguration Day w... Read More
Moving Towards the Building of a Beloved Community
There is so much that could be said of this post election nightmare and it’s ensuing trauma. Like 9/11 and the 2008 economic recession, the 2016 elections will be a marker in our history of collecti... Read More