Our two faiths mark the Sabbath in different ways -- different days, in fact. But the common thread we share is that it is a time when we pause from daily life for reflection and worship. This weekend, not only will the Sabbath be different from other days of the...

We have just completed the holiday of Hanukkah, and are mindful that a core meaning of the holiday is a story about the power of a people...

With nearly a week left in the public comment period for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed Carbon Pollution Standard, the time is now to voice the American Jewish community's support of policies that take concrete steps to reduce carbon emissions.

In March, the EPA took a historic step by...

I was proud to be among those activists arrested this morning for civil disobedience in the name of social justice when members of Congress, religious leaders, human rights activists and even Oscar-winning actor George Clooney participated in a protest at the Sudanese Embassy. Together, we called on President...

As Jews, we know all too well what it's like to be a minority. These cumulative experiences as a small population, often lacking basic rights of citizenship and self-determination, along with our fundamental belief that every man and woman is created in the divine image, have motivated us to fight...

The promise of a better education at private schools, to escape "failing" and "unsafe" public schools, is often touted by voucher advocates as an option that all families should have. Indeed, this rallying cry was front and center when the Washington D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP), a pilot school vouchers...

Despite what some UN diplomats and squeamish academics might be saying, the genocide by attrition continues in Darfur, through the use of rape and denial of humanitarian assistance as weapons of war. There are no gas chambers; there are not even the dramatic village burnings of 2003-5 Darfur. But the...

In giving government support to promising research utilizing stem cells, which can enhance the life and health of millions of Americans, President Obama has shown not just political courage, but a moral vision that resonates with deep religious reverence for life.

This decision resonates with the Jewish tradition, in which...

The progressive religious community has long been a principal force in efforts to gain and protect fundamental rights. On nearly every issue, from civil rights to health care reform to a woman's right to choose, religious groups have made their voices heard. Yet, although every one of these issues is...