The moments that test our humanity have a way of returning. In the spring of 2020, as images of separated families and children in cages pierced our collective consciousness, something beautiful emerged alongside the heartbreak. Voices rose from every corner of our communities—neighbors, friends, strangers —all refusing to let cruelty masquerade as policy. In that …
As I sit here writing to you, the scent of jasmine is wafting into my office window – and it sits here right here alongside my broken heart. How in the world do we deal with nineteen children’s lives being cut down in a senseless act of violence? With ten innocent Black Americans gunned down …
Bless you for showing up day after day Even when you have a pit in your stomach or a knot in your throat Even when you nearly lose faith Or fear the worst. Bless you for continuing to have faith in the seen and the unseen, For believing in the good and For fighting for …
This is a time of great extremes – there are people who cower in the corner instead of speaking up, while others shine a great light with their bravery in standing up for justice. When despair grips us, it’s helpful to remember people who spoke (and speak) the truth and took courageous action, regardless of …
You come to a point in life when you realize that life is not always fair. Bad things happen to good people, and unfortunately, bad people can get away with awful behavior. You hope that there will be accountability and justice, and sometimes there is, and other times, not. (Or maybe, not yet…) Upon realizing …
Bless you for showing up day after day Even when you have a pit in your stomach or a knot in your throat Even when you nearly lose faith Or fear the worst. Bless you for continuing to have faith in the seen and the unseen, For believing in the good and For fighting …
2018. We are an entire nation in shock by the senseless death of 17 in Parkland, Florida by a lone gunman with an assault weapon. An increasing number of us don’t want to hear “our thoughts and prayers are with the victims” from our elected officials. No, that doesn’t cut it anymore. In Jewish tradition, …
If you have a sensitive heart I’m guessing your heart is bruised these days – maybe even broken. It’s painful these days – stories of degradation, a culture slipped into incivility. Images of suffering daily, constant, overwhelming. The earth itself cries out with swirling winds, fire and water: don’t forget me. What …
I’m wondering if you gasped, as I did, seeing Nazi flags marched through the streets of Charlottesville. I’m sure you looked on in horror as men with torches surrounded a church holding an interfaith service and shouted “Jews will not replace us” and “blood and soil”, slogans taken from Nazi Germany. Not as well publicized …
A reading from the Social Justice Haggadah by the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. Words from Martin Luther King Jr., in his Letter from a Birmingham jail still resound today, as well as the wisdom from the Talmud. “Tonight we are, all of us, from the youngest to the oldest, brothers and sisters in …
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