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What’s Cooking in Our Advocacy Work?
As the details of the State Budget are being debated on Beacon Hill, I am reminded that it is often said that laws are like sausages: it is better not to see them being made. I disagree – and not just because I am a vegetarian or because there is an inference that both are…
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Video: The Ethics of Public Leadership – Who Speaks for the Jews?
The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston, the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America and Temple Emanuel in Newton, MA presented an evening of discussion on The Ethics of Public Leadership: Who Speaks for the Jews? on Wednesday, April 22, 2015. The evening featured a discussion between Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer, President of the Shalom…
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Boston Strong: Realizing the Vision
With the 117th running of the Boston Marathon this week, I imagine I was not alone in feeling grateful to celebrate Patriots’ Day as a return to a community wide gathering of support for thousands of runners, from elite athletes to average people taking on the Herculean task of completing the 26.2 mile course, this…