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Lech Lecha: Blessings for Times of Stress and Uncertainty

by Cantor Risa Wallach
We are not only here to receive blessings but to redistribute them, to share them with others. In a time of profound global instability, we must remember that true blessing is found in the act of blessing others.
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High Holiday Resources for 5785

We offer these texts, sermon ideas, articles, talking points, and insights about the Israel-Hamas war and its reverberating effects to make it a little easier to meet the needs of your community at a tremendously difficult time. 
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Watch: Israel-Hamas War Public Webinars

Since the attacks on October 7, T'ruah has offered public webinars for prayer and mourning, to engage with the moral challenges of the war, and to hear from staff who traveled to the region.
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From Crisis to Community: Reading Martin Buber in the time of Social Distancing

by Rabbi Bill Plevan
More than a century ago, Martin Buber worried about a crisis in modern life: how would increased alienation and “social distance” of modern societies affect the well-being of humanity? Both in his writings on the notion of dialogue and his writings on Judaism, Buber speaks about the spiritual dimension of human relationships as the basis...
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From Crisis to Community: Reading Martin Buber in the time of Social Distancing

by Rabbi Bill Plevan
More than a century ago, Martin Buber worried about a crisis in modern life: how would increased alienation and “social distance” of modern societies affect the well-being of humanity? Both in his writings on the notion of dialogue and his writings on Judaism, Buber speaks about the spiritual dimension of human relationships as the basis...
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Virtual Actions/Calls of Justice during COVID-19

As COVID-19 spread, and people everywhere were forced into their homes, T’ruah organized weekly online virtual actions, gathering our community together to learn, engage in ritual, and push our representatives to hear the “call of justice” that the Torah demands we amplify.   July 2020 7/28 Call of Justice: Take action for Essential Workers 7/21...
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COVID-19 and Racism with Tish James 5/21/20

by Attorney General Latisha James
“This crisis has illuminated the stark inequalities that have existed in this country long before this crisis but have now been brought to the forefront.”- Attorney General Letitia James Letitia “Tish” James, the first woman of color to be elected to the position of Attorney General in New York State, spoke with T’ruah about the ways...
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