On April 30, I sent this letter to our [Kansas] Junior Senator Dr. Roger Marshall. As of publication, I have not received a reply. I feel the Jewish community should know.

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Economic turbulence, inflation concerns and a general sense of financial instability have made 2025 a challenging time for donors and nonprofit organizations. In times like these, supporting the causes you care about may feel more complicated — but also more important than ever.

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I find there are many joys and equally as many “oys” in Jewish parenting. At this time, the rapidly approaching end of the Sunday school year has me reflecting on what my children have learned, how we as parents go about Jewishly educating our children, and what we do outside of Jewish learning environments that reinforce or augment what children hear, do and process in those places of learning.

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Continual antisemitism and its significant recent rise poses the question: How do we personally respond to antisemitism in our daily lives? Do we each have enough knowledge and diplomacy to convince reasonable persons that they are misinformed about Jews? If not, what do we need to know? Are we going to be bystanders or upstanders?

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As we approach Passover, we are reminded of the incredible journey of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt to freedom. Passover is a time to reflect on the miracles that shaped our history and to renew our sense of hope and faith in the possibility of redemption.

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It was a dark and quiet evening; we walked into a forest where we were confronted with a large grave. The grave contained 801 children who were brutally murdered for one reason and one reason only – they were Jewish.

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