Peace Be Still: Rev. James Cleveland and The Paradox of Peace in the Modern Civil Rights Movement Rev. James Cleveland was a singer, pianist, composer, conductor, preacher, pastor, entrepreneur, and founder of the Gospel Music Workshop (GMWA). Cleveland’s 1963 release, “Peace Be Still” is a song about peace but it is not a peaceful song. […]

Eighty years from now, in a time of increasing environmental degradation and after one sixth of the Earth’s population has died in a vast pandemic, a noted rabbi in Brooklyn hosts a convocation for Jewish clergy and scholars from every background. Her vision: to create a new Talmud for living in dangerous times. Over the […]

The Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies is hosting a retreat for Queergrown Jews, people raised in intentional Jewish queer families and communities. Tell your story and have it published in a book on the topic. Generous subsidies for housing and travel. Additional details coming soon. Contact jlitman@clgs.org for more info.