#URJBiennial: Food, Glorious Food!
These days, when it seems like our food choices are unlimited—organic, seasonal, (eco)-Kosher and more—how do we as Reform Jews turn to our tradition and values for help? Panelists and participants...
View ArticleWebinar Recap: Get Out & Garden Today
The weather was perfect yesterday in Washington, D.C.: sunny skies, a warm breeze, and budding tulips and cherry blossoms everywhere you go. Nature is slowly emerging from the darkness of winter. I...
View ArticleMy West Wing Moment
Tuesday night, I had what I like to call a “West Wing moment.” My parents got me hooked on Aaron Sorkin’s iconic TV series (cast pictured below) at the beginning of last summer, and ever since I’ve...
View ArticleA Moral Obligation for Food Day
What would Passover be without matzah ball soup, Hanukkah without latkes, Thanksgiving without turkey? For the Jewish – and indeed American – people, food plays a pivotal role in who and what we are....
View ArticleHow ‘Doing’ Opens our Hearts to ‘Hearing’ the Cries of Hunger
by Rabbi Susan Talve Earlier this month, I joined many in the Jewish community in St. Louis and across the country in a Food Stamp Challenge. The Challenge was sponsored by the Jewish Council for...
View ArticleMore Than Just The Corners of Our Fields
As a fellow Eisendrath Legislative Assistant, Raechel Banks, wrote yesterday, “There are many ways to ‘share our bread with the hungry’ (Isaiah 58:7).” She discussed a very tangible way of helping to...
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