InCritical Issues: 9Adar Curriculum
Recently, communities in America and around the world have shared with us the increasing challenges they face in balancing opposing political and ideological views both…
InCritical Issues: Conflict Resolution
Join the Pardes Rodef Shalom Schools Program – Professional Learning Community Webinar for an exciting webinar with Pardes Senior Research Fellow Rabbi Dr. Howard Kaminsky…
InCritical Issues: Rodef Shalom Resource
Some see her as finally united, others as more divided than ever. No, I am not referring to East and West Jerusalem, rather to the…
InCritical Issues: Conflict Resolution
Can we understand the conflicting texts behind the debate? It was two weeks before my 15th birthday and my Aliyah to Israel when I first…
InCritical Issues: Divrei Torah
There is nothing mysterious about why Purim has had such a compelling hold on the psyche of the Jewish people throughout the ages. The figure…
InCritical Issues: Rodef Shalom Resource
It’s not easy for an aspiring rodef shalom (pursuer of peace) to find a message of peace in the Hanukah story. In the view of…
InCritical Issues: Rodef Shalom Resource
“Utter shock.” “Terrified.” “Never experienced anything like this before.” “Apocalypse now.” These are just some of the deep emotions and expressions of despair that half…
InCritical Issues: Divrei Torah
Amidst the plethora of laws in Parashat Mishpatim, one had completely eluded my attention until I became involved in peace and conflict studies. The scenario…
InCritical Issues: Conflict Resolution
In this week’s parsha, the rabbis read the words in Exodus 23:2 “acharey rabim lahatot” to mean “go after the majority” (and not as they…