By Rabbi Jack Moline This is not my story, so please forgive me for obscuring some of the details. It involves a real person who likely doesn’t remember my version of this tale, so even a lifetime later, I will protect her privacy. It was during that few years between…

By Rabbi Jack Moline Congress established the National Day of Prayer in 1952, requiring the President to issue an official declaration commemorating it on the first Thursday in May. The proximity of the annual event to May 1, International Workers’ Day, is not coincidental. In post-World War II America, conservative…

By Rabbi Jack Moline Nine faith traditions (at least!) celebrate major festivals during the month of April this year. The confluence of all these observances happens infrequently — generally about once every thirty years — and even though none of them officially take note of any of the others, as…

By Rabbi Elliot Dorff, Professor, American Jewish University The rising threat of antisemitism is clear. What is not clear is how the “Caucus for the Advancement of Torah Values,” with no Jewish membership and a misguided perception of the issues facing American Jews, will meaningfully tackle antisemitic violence. …

By Rabbi Jack Moline It is now a year since the participants in the insurrection in Washington, D.C. sought to overthrow the rule of law and return Donald Trump to a presidency he had lost. Both the popular vote (which, in each state, chose electors) and the electoral college (the…

By Rabbi Jack Moline If there was any doubt that Christian nationalists have an outsized influence on the Republican Party, it was dispelled when Mike Flynn, disgraced former National Security Advisor to former President Trump, was cheered for effectively calling for the repeal of the First Amendment. At a rally…

For nearly three decades, Interfaith Alliance has led the fight for an inclusive vision of religious freedom that protects people of all faiths and none. While the notion of religious freedom has been used — and misused — by various groups over the course of our history, our work remains…

By Rabbi Jack Moline I could smell the smoke from the Pentagon. We lived within walking distance from where the third plane crashed. One friend was stuck in traffic when it came in, clipping his car’s antenna. Another had started toward the dedication of the new conference room when he…

By Rabbi Jack Moline At the core of every faith tradition is a commitment to the life and well-being of our communities. My Jewish faith, for instance, teaches us that whoever destroys a single life destroys an entire world, yet whoever saves a single life saves an entire world. …