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The Socialist Leanings of Smol Emuni
On May 1, join us for a deeper dive into the values animating Smol Emuni.
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Week of Protests Against Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress
Stay up to date on the latest protests planned by American Jews and Israelis in opposition to PM Netanyahu speaking in Congress.
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Tisha B’Av: Historic Catastrophe, Modern Catastrophe
10 New England Executive Park Ste 1, Burlington, Massachusetts On the saddest day of the Jewish calendar, when we fast in remembrance of destruction and exile, we come together at the ICE office in Burlington to mourn the brokenness of our American immigration system. As children are separated from parents—not just on the southern border,...
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Witness and Lament: Mourn with the Jewish Community for Our Broken Immigration System
Outside Temple Beth-El (3330 Grove Ave.) Parking available in lot behind Temple off of Roseneath Road, and along Grove Avenue and side streets. Tisha B’Av (the 9th of the Hebrew month of Av) is the saddest day of the Jewish calendar, a day of mourning, fasting, and lamentation, marking the ancient destruction of the Holy...
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Letter from the Mexico Border
T’ruah chaver Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie shared this letter after returning from our March 2019 delegation with HIAS to El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juarez, in Mexico. Since the Trump administration launched its “zero tolerance” policies at the Mexico border, T’ruah has sent five clergy delegations to bear witness and stand in solidarity with immigrants and...
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Stop Torture Now: A Complete Rabbinic Sourcebook
This is T’ruah’s primary resource booklet on government-sponsored torture, originally published in 2005. It includes the shorter versions of Rabbi Melissa Weintraub’s articles on torture and Jewish law, insertions for High Holidays services, materials for study and discussion, and the original public letter to the Bush Administration, signed by over 800 rabbis and cantors. The full-length versions...
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Signposts for a Troubling Future
Visiting Hebron, one of the first impressions that hits like a sucker-punch to the stomach is of a ghost town. Streets once bustling with thousands of Palestinians are now traversed almost exclusively by Israeli soldiers and settlers. Freedom of movement is squashed. Palestinian doors are welded shut and porches are caged in, ostensibly to protect...
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Migrants on God’s Land
That’s how I found myself chanting and marching, yelling to children that they were not forgotten, that they were loved – while holding the hand of my youngest son, whom I love so much it hurts. Having a child is like letting your heart walk around outside of your body.
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Chayei Sara: Calling Politicians to the City Gate this Election Day
“All politics is local.” That phrase was associated with the late U.S. Congressman and former Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill. This week features an Election Day. With so much of our attention focused on Israel and Gaza, we might be tempted to miss all the local and state elections happening this week. As if...
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