How to Speak with our kids About How to Vote

My article in a recent issue of ejewishphilanthropy.com discusses how Jewish educators and rabbis can speak with our kids about their responsibility to participate in the democratic process.  

  Are We Teaching Our Kids How To Vote? by Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt

My grandmother, who came to this country in the early 20th century to escape the pogroms of Eastern Europe had a simple criteria to decide who she would vote for. She would ask, “Is he or she good for the Jews?”

Her advice has helped to guide me ever since.

What about young people today? Do they take this into account when deciding how they will vote? Do they use a Jewish lens when thinking about who to support

To read the full article, go here.