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Shabbat shalom
I assumed that was your intent. Itβs the either/or language that that makes me uncomfortable.
Hi Emily.
Thanks for raising this topic.
Dvar acher - the kaplanian kavannah that βdo jewish to be more fully humanβ seems to me to suggest we can do both, seek the latter through the former.
the whole point of kedushah - a holy day/land/people to learn to sanctify all days/places and peoples
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Blessings on all warriors for peace as we enter 2026.
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A Hanukkah practice in light of the tragic news out of Sydney.
In the Boulder area? This morning at 10 am, Iβll be leading a workshop about how to reclaim the poetic and spiritual beauty of the psalms for the Boulder community hevra Kaddisha - burial society. Crist mortuary.
Hahaha!
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In honor of the new moon of kisleiv!
I don't know if this is my favorite Todd Snider song, or the best Todd Snider song but it is undisputably the most Todd Snider song.
Rest in chaos to my hero.
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Refuah shleymah
Kol hakavod. One request. Please differentiate between national ADL and local chapters. The mt states chapter has not changed their mission and their any bullying work has been crucial for rural communities like mine - protecting queer folks and people of color and Jews.
Thank you rachel. And thank you for helping to inspire this project.
Didnβt have to go far. Northern lights outside my workplace and riding in the hood.
That was true on my 1999 graduating class at RRC. 3 of 10 (including me) were cis-male heterosexuals.