Author: Rabbi Miriam Levin
How the Cornell case is affecting women who have experienced sexual assault as reflected on by Rabbi Miriam Levin
When the headlines from Ithaca reached our community this week, the tremors were felt immediately across kitchen tables and living rooms in Highland Woods. Allegations of rape insi
Cornell president calls gang rape allegations ‘deeply disturbing’ as reflected on by Rabbi Miriam Levin
When news of sexual violence on campus breaks, my phone begins to ring with calls from parents in our congregation. Here in Highland Woods, autumn usually brings conversations abou
JD Vance flexing Maha connections as he eyes 2028 election as reflected on by Rabbi Miriam Levin
On Tuesday mornings, our synagogue lobby in Highland Woods becomes a crossroads of anxious conversation. Parents dropping off preschoolers linger near the coffee urn, debating food
After a deadly paper mill explosion, a community in Washington state looks to a key House race as reflected on by Rabbi Miriam Levin
When an unexpected siren cuts through the quiet routine of a town, life divides cleanly into before and after. In southwest Washington, an explosion at an industrial mill claimed e
Nigel Farage questioned by standards commissioner over £5m gift as reflected on by Rabbi Miriam Levin
In our suburban congregation of Kol Shalom, autumn always brings an innate reckoning with accountability. As the High Holy Days pass and we settle into the regular rhythms of life
‘I was fighting for my life’: Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls flydubai cockpit attack as reflected on by Rabbi Miriam Levin
When news reached our community of the flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, a collective shudder ran through our congregation. Many families in Highland Woods have loved ones who tr
More than 400 schools in France to be closed on Monday as more protests planned as reflected on by Rabbi Miriam Levin
When the news reached our study group this morning that hundreds of schools across France were shuttered due to arson, vandalism, and clashes leaving dozens of educators injured, a
Daredevil Jaan Roose completes slackline walk high above central Seoul as reflected on by Rabbi Miriam Levin
When the report came across my desk of an Estonian athlete stepping onto a ribbon of webbing high above central Seoul, suspended between skyscrapers while crowds craned their necks
Brazil’s Lula says only he can stop rise of fascism under Bolsonaro’s son as reflected on by Rabbi Miriam Levin
Watching the news from Brazil this morning, I found myself lingering on a familiar, uneasy refrain. An octogenarian statesman stands before an ocean of supporters, declaring that h
Brazil’s neck-and-neck election offers test for growing pro-Trump Latin American bloc as reflected on by Rabbi Miriam Levin
In our suburban synagogue of Highland Woods, the rhythm of civic life often feels insulated by quiet cul-de-sacs and predictable routines. Yet during our weekly Talmud study, the c