Why bother mourning two buildings destroyed thousands of years ago by rampaging empires doing what they always do — burning, destroying, beloved places and beloved people?

We bring not real felt grief but only wisps of remembered ancient grief. Why bother?

We are sending us all a message from one of the true prophets of our time — Bill McKibben. Please read his gentle, loving, passionate outcry for our Earth and human life.

To start with what is new yet ancient: The Shalom Center welcomes you to the sad obligation to mourn for the continuing destruction of our universal Temple Earth a few days before Tisha B’Av, and to bring active hope to protect and heal the universal Temple of all life on Earth.

The upside-down world of today’s Supreme Court.

For those of us who celebrate living in (at least) two civilizations, it's a great day to connect with Torah.

Once upon a time, a Supreme Court justice was forced to resign over issues of financial ethics.

Watch the video of The Sacred Earth Virtual Book Launch & Power for Purpose Climate Action Workshop, brought together by The Shalom Center, CCAR Press ,and The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism — a night of learning and action!

Weaving into Juneteenth the Jewish tradition of joining specific ritual foods and ritual words and blessings has been undertaken by groups of Black Jews in recent years. We recommend it to all our readers as a prophetic outcry against the continued oppressive presence of America racism, embodied in our generation in a resurgent campaign for Christian white supremacy.

For the sake of truth, justice, and life, Ellsberg took a chance that helped save countless lives.

Time to measure: What did we learn, what did we not? Part 3 of 3 — R’ Arthur’s reflections on the lessons of the pandemic.

Time to measure: What did we learn, what did we not? Part 2 of 3 — R’ Arthur’s reflections on the lessons of the pandemic.

Time to measure: What did we learn, what did we not? Part 1 of 3 — R’ Arthur’s reflections on the lessons of the pandemic.

During June, The Shalom Center will present three Webinars on three sacred documents that are evidence of the Spirit Rising, in conversations between Rabbi Waskow and three different profoundly spiritual teachers.

Join The Shalom Center, CCAR Press, and The Religious Action Center for a night of learning and action in honor of the release of The Sacred Earth: Jewish Perspectives on Our Planet.

Rabbi Waskow will be teaching a four-day class at the ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal Kallah this summer! Join him and others from July 3 – 9 in West Chester, Pennsylvania for an unforgettable and immersive experience into the magic of Jewish Renewal.

The Shalom Center will be hosting two sessions as part of Shavuot Live 2023, Judaism Unbound’s 24-hour festival of learning! Join us on Friday, May 26th for Religion in the Revolution: A Theology of Action with Clergy United Against Cop City and Sinai Anew?! What Should the Ten Utterances Be For Our Era?

As the Jewish world counts up to Shavuot and the revelation of Torah on Mt. Sinai, The Shalom Center is counting up to the revelation of our new website at 12pm EDT on Thursday, May 25th.

On Thursday night, May 25th, Jews across the world will celebrate the big reveal of Torah at Mt. Sinai on Shavuot. That morning, The Shalom Center will be celebrating the big reveal of our new website and the official start of TSC 2.0, our next chapter!

There has been a call for committed nonviolent demonstrations (with opportunities to risk arrest and opportunities for protest that does not risk arrest) on May 18 to protest the Federal Energy Regulatory Commision’s rubber-stamping of Carbon Pharaohs’ bringing plagues upon us – fire, flood, famine, disease. The Shalom Center supports this effort.

As we look toward Shavuot, we hear one ancient teaching about Sinai and at once we ask ourselves new questions.