Teshuvah Category
On Family, Community and Facing Racism in Jewish Life: A Drash on Yom Kippur 5770
By: Ruby Cymrot-Wu on: Sep 29,2009 In: Community Building and Organizing, Family, Gay and Lesbian, Holidays, Homophobia, JVoices, Jewish Diversity, Jewish Identity, Jews of Color, LGBTQ, Queer, Social Justice, Teshuvah, YouthThe following drash/sermon was given during Yom Kippur at Congregation Sha’ar Zahav. I love being Jewish. I always have. From the moment I knew I was Jewish, I found a home in the prayers, larger-than-me concepts, values and sense of community that were infused in everything we did. I was aware, however, that I was [...]
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On Gaza and Yom Kippur: A Call to Moral Accounting
By: Rabbi Brant Rosen on: Sep 27,2009 In: Gaza, Holidays, Israel, Judaism, Middle East, Palestine, Peace, Religion, Teshuvah, Yom KippurFrom my op-ed in morning’s Sunday Chicago Tribune (cross-posted in Shalom Rav): The actions of the Jewish State ultimately reflect upon the Jewish people throughout the world. We in the Diaspora Jewish community have long taken pride in the accomplishments of the Jewish State. As with any family, the success of some reflects a warm light [...]
Nothing But Newness–In preparation for Selichot
By: Cole Krawitz on: Sep 7,2007 In: Elul, Rosh Hashanah, TeshuvahThere is nothing but newness in this new year. I could say that almost nothing has stayed the same, but that’s not true. But taking stock is a bit like reviewing my moving list. It’s long, sometimes crossed out and in other ways never ending. Some of it’s also still in boxes, locked in storage [...]
This poster is sold signed. Half of the proceeds goes to Parners in Health for earth quake relief. PIH is the grassroots organization established in Haiti by Dr. Paul Farmer. It is Haitian-led and provides direct assistance in Haitian communities without the costs of an administrative bureaucracy. Thanks, Ricardo www.rlmarts.com
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