This week, Reform Jews across the U.S. were vocal in their opposition to grant-making changes at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Foundation that would have eliminated funding for Planned Parenthood’s breast cancer screenings – a health service particularly vital in low income communities. Rabbi David Saperstein, Director of the Religious Action Center [...]
The controversy around the defunding/refunding of Planned Parenthood by Susan G. Komen for the Cure can be described, among other things, as disappointing, outrageous, offensive, reckless, narrow-mind and short-sided. I’ll throw in another: heartbreaking. This past December I had the opportunity to spend a few minutes with Ambassador Nancy Brinker, sister of Susan Komen and [...]
In the past few weeks we’ve seen two distinct visions of the Iranian regime: one nation shrouded in secrecy, on the brink of nuclear power, blaming other countries for assassinating its nuclear scientists, and another in direct contrast that appears to value diplomacy as it engages in nuclear talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency [...]
On Tuesday, Super PACs filed reports with the Federal Elections Commission detailing their fundraising and spending activities from October through December 2011. The numbers are astounding, but not surprising if you live in a primary state and have turned on the television once in the last two months. As the battleground for the Republican presidential [...]
Rhode Island has a significant place in the religious life of the United States. It is home to Touro Synagogue, the first synagogue in America, dedicated in 1763. It is home to the first Baptist church in America as well, begun in 1638. It is home to a number of significant houses of worship, and [...]
