Barbara Weinstein

Barbara Weinstein (she/her) is the associate director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, where she directs legislative policy. She is also the director of the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism.

Gun Violence Prevention

Threats

Barbara Weinstein

October 2, 2015

As the Second Amendment notes, a nation has the responsibility to ensure the security of its people. The United States is failing in that regard, but it isn't a threat from abroad that imperils us; it's a threat from within.

It's the threat of indifference

Moral Response to Migrant Crisis in Europe

Barbara Weinstein

September 4, 2015

The growing refugee crisis enveloping Europe challenges us as Jews and as human beings deeply pained by the images of desperate individuals and families searching for sanctuary.