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Building a Progressive Spiritual Movement
This piece was originally published in the Summer 2016 issue of Kosmos magazine. It may be found on the Kosmos website here. Let’s Unite Our Efforts and Build a Truly Progressive Spiritual Movement...
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A Call for Love in the Face of Hatred: Rabbi Lerner’s talk at Muhammad Ali’s...
In case you who missed it, here’s Rabbi Lerner’s talk at Muhammed Ali’s funeral. If it inspires you, please read below for how to be an ally with Rabbi Lerner to help build the world he describes. To...
View ArticleMore Blood Flowing, Will It Ever End?
Two more black men shot dead by police, blood flowing from their bodies. As I think about Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, and the blood flowing from their dying and dead bodies, I wonder if their...
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Sarah and Hagar: How Reimagining the Torah Story That Jews Around the World...
THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS to read and interpret Torah and then to share that with others. We can read it literally and stop there. We can see what Torah commentators wrote about these texts over the past...
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Psalm 23: A Psalm to Inspire and Support Social Justice Activists
PSALMS HAVE A unique place in Jewish tradition. They are used to comfort us in a variety of situations, including when sick and at funerals. A different psalm is recited each day of the week to add to...
View ArticleFarrakhan & the Women’s March: An Unholy Connection
by Cat J. Zavis Louis Farrakhan’s vitriolic hate speech towards Jews (and gay, lesbian, bi, and trans people) was once again on display during his recent speech in Chicago. Among other hateful things,...
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Affirming Difference, Embracing Unity
White people, men, and able-bodied cisgender heterosexual people need listen to the experiences of others – this is non-negotiable. To even begin to understand the impact of systemic racism and...
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ICE’s Baby Snatching: Immediate Actions & Long-Term Strategy
Some people have asked me what is a defining moment in your life that made you ‘you.’ And I always tell the following story. When I was 12 years old I was sitting in my living with my mom, dad, and...
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Act to Help Reunite Refugee Children and Their Parents
At this very moment, hundreds of mothers and children are being separated from one another by a truly unconscionable decision of the Trump administration to separate children from their parents when...
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Love Knows No Borders
We (Rabbi Lerner, Cat, and others from Tikkun and the Network of Spiritual Progressives) participated in an interfaith action in San Diego today with over 400 faith leaders and activists representing...
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