To Transform Our Economic System, We Need to Challenge Inheritance

Mahlah, Noa, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah, the daughters of Zelophehad, recognize and name another crisis, which is that the inheritance laws are set so that families with only daughters are unable to inherit land and instead their families lose their access to land. The five women respond powerfully to the crisis of their fatherā€™s death, and a structural shortcoming, with an eye towards intergenerational shifts rather than short-term reform.
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Hearing and Hearing Out

If youā€™re like me, the intractable status quo between Israel and the Palestinians is really getting you down. Ever since Yitzhak Rabinā€™s handshake with Yasser Arafat on the White House lawn nearly 24 years ago, my heart has been given over to the Oslo accords. An Israel and a Palestine, existing side by side in...
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Here All Along

Excerpt from Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life ā€“ in Judaism (After Finally Choosing to Look There)
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Inspiration in Immokalee

I didnā€™t know what to expect when I went to visit the Coalition of Immokalee Workers this past February, with a delegation of rabbis organized by Rabbis for Human Rights. Since Dorshei Tzedek became involved with CIWā€™s Fair Food Campaign two years ago, Iā€™ve learned that this farmworker organization has had remarkable success in getting...
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Guest Editor

Tā€™ruah is seeking a temporary Guest Editor for Emorā€™s upcoming seasonal publication, Fragments, with a focus on the issue of democracy. The ideal candidate is an experienced writer and editor who is skilled at working with writers across lines of difference (particularly when holding intersectional identities), and who is familiar with the evolving social, political,...
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Passover Resources 2021

Download our human rights haggadah Tā€™ruahā€™s updated haggadah helps transform the seder into a conversation about immigration, racism, workersā€™ rights, and forced labor. Filled with insightful comments and thought-provoking questions, reflections from activists in the field, and full-color artwork done by detained immigrant children and forced labor survivors, the haggadah can serve as the full...
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The Modern Plagues of Climate Change

When I was a senior in high school I had an alumni interview for entrance into a prestigious college. We sat in a cafĆ©, and I remember telling the alum about my passion for healing the relationship between people and the earth. I probably used the term ā€˜environmental activist.ā€™ At the end of the interview...
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Yom Kippur at the Lincoln Memorial

I was having lunch with a dear rabbinic colleague. After inquiring into each otherā€™s health and family, I said ā€œI just read the Popeā€™s Encyclical. It is fantastic. Have you read it?ā€ My friend looked at me quizzically and said, ā€œI never read the Popesā€™ encyclicals.ā€œ ā€œWell, I never have either, but this is really...
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