Jewish students will once again be included among groups protected from ethnic- or race-based harassment on campus under the Civil Rights Act, and will be afforded the same federal protection as blacks, Hispanics and other minority groups when it comes to harassment in schools that receive government funding. more>

In order to protect our nation as a pluralist society, minorities in particular must reach out to each other, especially at the university.  How else can we hope to step out of our college gates into a more understanding world? more>

A bill currently pending in Congress called the Uniting American Families Act would give lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender couples the same opportunities as straight couples to prove that their relationship is committed and they should not be separated. more>

When the Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964, it was seen as the main vehicle for ending racial discrimination against African Americans. Now, two Jewish lawmakers are trying to amend the law, in order to have it include protection for Jewish students on college campuses. more>

Depending on whom you ask, the new mosque planned for a quiet block in southern Brooklyn is either the latest target in a wave of coordinated anti-Muslim sentiment, part of an insidious effort to spread political Islam throughout America or simply a parking nightmare waiting to happen. more>

For centuries, rabbis steeped in Torah and Halacha have determined which non-Jews may join the Jewish people as converts. In recent years, the more extreme views on conversion, espoused by the Haredi rabbinic establishment, have gained predominance – and those Orthodox rabbis who do not share these views have been increasingly marginalized.

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Acts of service must be linked to learning about and working to change the conditions that brought about the need in the first place. It's not enough to serve food in the soup kitchen; we must confront the root causes of hunger and work toward addressing the greater need. more>