Resources

Ki Tetze: We Cannot Look Away
You may be familiar with the notion about the wounded healer, popularized by the author Henri Nouwen in his book by that name. He asserts: “When we become aware that we do not have to escape our pains, but that we can mobilize them into a common search for life, those very pains are transformed...
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Israel Resources for Clergy: High Holidays 5784
Resources for Jewish clergy preparing to talk and teach about Israel on the High Holidays.
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Shoftim: “Thus Blood of the Innocent Will not be Shed” The Necessity of Sanctuary
A self-proclaimed “melting pot,” a country that declared its independence by asserting that all men are created equal, should continue to be a sanctuary and refuge.
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Re’eh: Open Your Hand and Lend Enough
God entrusts us, flawed mortal beings as we are, with the responsibility to figure it out and take care of each other.
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Ekev: Seeking a Greater Wholeness Through Civilian Oversight
It is indisputable that there is serious, ongoing, and systemic racism in the institution of American law enforcement.
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VaEt’chanan: Torah as a Life-Giving Force
No matter the circumstances, each imprisoned and formerly imprisoned person deserves a life filled with dignity.
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Shabbat Hazon: Massachusetts Reimagining Communities Sermon & Study Toolkit
T'ruah invites Massachusetts clergy to use this toolkit as a way to connect the decarceration of women and girls in the Commonwealth with Shabbat Hazon.
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Tisha B’Av: Making Reparations after Churban
It is not enough to mourn. Mourning must be accompanied by actions that end the harm being done.
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Devarim: The Rights and Responsibilities of the Diaspora
Israel is too important for us to throw up our hands and turn away, just because it feels like we’re losing. Israel needs us and we need them.
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Matot-Masei: Seeing the Good Through the Lens of Our Own Identities
...let us strive to learn from Zelophechad’s daughters, seeking good wherever we can find it.
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