From Rabbi Arthur and Rabbi Phyllis, a tale for Tisha B’Av

Rabbi Arthur writes that we are in the season when the sacred Jewish calendar ends the year with ten haftarot. “All ten share a basic understanding of the world. It is a zero-sum understanding. . . .I think this zero-sum assumption is a basic mistake.”

In reflection on the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, inspired by a poem by Rabbi Arthur, the National Council of Elders asks how will we enable ourselves “to make from fire… a light in which to see each other fully?”

Palestinian-American Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib reflects on the pas 300 days.

A story, perhaps a parable, about "universal" teachings.

Here is the list of wished-for presidential candidates suggested by some of our readers.

Coalition of advocacy groups, including Jewish organizations, asks lawmakers to skip Congressional address

The newly transformed election has its roots — danger and possibility — deep in US history.

There is an old proverb: [Take a deep breath and don't jump to conclusions of what I mean before you read the next three paragraphs. The proverb goes:] “If you shoot at a king, kill him!”

Major Win in Extreme Heat Protections for Workers — Dept. of Labor proposes historic heat safety rules

What if we looked at the Biden agony as a real-life allegory about the failure of Hierarchy as a way of understanding the world?

An imagined, but now possible scenario

An ancient echo of the Declaration of Independence, a sacred summary of the moral and political qualities and policies of a devoted king or president or prime minister, in a moment when it may be unusually valuable.

Nicholas Kristof (New York Times) on the crisis building in the West Bank

As Tisha B’av approaches, The Shalom Center is once again teaming up with Jewish Earth Alliance for Pre-Tisha B’av Virtual Lobby Day on August 8.

When human beings shaped in the Image of God kill other human beings made in the Image of God, God is inconsolable.

A multiracial, multigenerational, cross-class movement this summer for a campaign of sustained nonviolent direct action, demanding that Wall Street stop investing in, financing, and insuring fossil fuels.

A recent NYT article provides a glimpse at beginnings of prophetic action in advance of potential post-election changes.

Sign up today to join The Shalom Center at Judaism Unbound’s ShavuotLIVE, an event that celebrates and transforms the Shavuot tradition of all-night learning into a full-on 24-hour festival of learning from June 8-9th!

The Shalom Center is once again joining Judaism Unbound in ShavoutLIVE, an event that celebrates and transforms the Shavuot tradition of all-night learning into a full-on 24-hour festival of learning!