The Miracle of Translation
To create meaningful and lasting change in our world, we can never dilute the messages we so believe in. Instead, we must work hard to make those messages accessible to people of a variety of social and political backgrounds, relying heavily on our most sacred tactic: the “miracle of translation.”
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Purim Reminds Us Rights Shouldn’t Be Tied to the Whims of Rulers
A D’var Torah for Purim by Rabbi Micah Buck-Yael As a Queer and Trans Jew, Purim has long held a special place in my heart as a holiday that envisions a world in which oppression can be turned upside down, in which coming out can be liberatory and world-changing, and miracles come to life through...
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Juneteenth: Freedom as an Ongoing Struggle
Rabbinical Student and T'ruah board member Kelly Whitehead on Juneteenth and collective memory.
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How to Make Our Racial Equity Commitments Endure
Listening to (the shofar's) blasts, we hold so many good intentions about the year to come... That is why the robust structures for anti-racism work... are so important. They give us a path to walk, a process to follow, and so they seek to avoid backsliding into complacency.
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Haggadah Supplements
Get one-page source sheets to help stimulate discussion at your seder table, designed to reengage in the work of liberating our world just as the Israelites were liberated from Egypt.
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What “Women’s Rights” Should Mean
I would like to see us reclaim what women’s rights can mean – and note that our tradition supports our demand to be seen as fully human, however we identify.
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Waiting On Our First Fruits
The work of pursuing justice, healing this world, feels at moments like a desert without a clear destination. The journey is hard and long, but when in the desert, when in the midst of suffering, when in despair, we are commanded not to lose hope.
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The Wisdom of Welcome
Welcome, it appears, does not end at the door. It is a commitment to walk with vulnerable guests as they emerge from the protection of our homes and enter the public square.
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Acharei Mot-Kedoshim: The Insidious Crime That Steals Billions of Dollars a Year from Workers
We are commanded to be holy in this parshah and “to not profit by the blood of our fellow.” (Leviticus 19:16) This means that we are obligated to do our best in preventing worker abuse.
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