Listen: Talking to Kids about Race
January 9, 2024
Have you ever struggled to explain racism to your kids? Flubbed conversations at the dinner table? Then be sure to catch our conversation with Buffie Longmire-Avital, Ph.D.
Have you ever struggled to explain racism to your kids? Flubbed conversations at the dinner table? Then be sure to catch our conversation with Buffie Longmire-Avital, Ph.D.
Rabbi Toba Spitzer examines a core teaching of Reconstructionist Judaism, the rejection of the idea of Jews as the chosen people and explains why it’s more relevant than ever.
Sheila Peltz Weinberg describes a spiritual path that leads to happiness and has the potential to reconnect us to our pure souls.
Rabbi Amy Eilberg addresses feelings of pain, anger and hopelessness that many of us have experienced during wartime. This podcast episode is about how individuals might seek healing and, maybe, how Jewish communities can address trauma to become healthier.
Laynie Solomon, passionate teacher of Torah, explains how they draw strength from the study of Jewish texts and how Halakhah can be liberating for Queer and Trans Jews.
Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann writes about a very personal situation, yet her message also applies to the state of the world: finding hope when there’s little to no evidence that things will soon improve.
Rabbi Sandra Lawson writes that supporting transgender rights is “not just a secular or political stance but a deeply spiritual and Jewish one.”
Rabbi Amy Eilberg writes of peacebuilding, metta meditation and the importance of practicing loving–kindness during a time of war and heightened emotions.
Revisit this 2021 essay from Rabbi Deborah Waxman in which addresses rising global antisemitism and articulates a response that reaffirms Jewish life, practice and community.
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