A few weeks ago, I gave a talk about Jewish perspectives on workers and unions at a Connecticut synagogue. Afterward, a retiree thanked me for speaking positively about unions. “I worked in the public sector my whole career,” she said. “If it weren’t for my pension, I wouldn’t be able to survive right now.”Read More
Just a week before the Paycheck Fairness Act died in the U.S. Senate, we learned that female Jewish communal professionals are paid, on average, $28,000 less than men working in the field, according to data from a new study by the Jewish Communal Service Association and the Berman Jewish Policy Archive. When the data is adjusted for job responsibilities, education, age, experience and hours worked, women still earn $20,000 less than men at the same levels.Read More
One of the major questions in this election cycle has been whether the tax cuts enacted by President George W. Bush in 2001 and 2003 will be extended. These tax cuts include some relief for middle-class tax payers, but they primarily benefit the wealthiest two percent of Americans — those earning more than $250,000 a year. A fascinating episode in the Jewish legal literature of medieval Europe offers some guidance in determining the future of such tax breaks.Read More
The poster took my breath away: “The divine throne will not be complete until the idolatry of Zionism is uprooted. May it be Your will that we will soon be able to say, ‘Blessed is the One who has uprooted idolatry.’”Read More
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