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Florence Adler Swims Forever
Protecting children from harmful news is a natural parental instinct, but matriarch Esther Adler goes to extremes in Florence Adler Swims Forever, a novel based on a real-life incident in
2020 Clergy Toolkit
Our nation is facing unprecedented challenges. As faith leaders, we have a unique and important role to play helping strengthen democracy, caring for congregants, and strengthening our communities.
Sample Pride Shabbat Sermon III
LGBT Pride Shabbat Sermon A version of this sermon was delivered by Matthew Gewirtz in 2011 I remember it like it was yesterday. I walked into the preschool classroom, mid-conversation. The teacher explained, “People come in all different shapes, sizes, and colors.
Aboriginal Peoples: Working for Justice and Reconciliation
ABORIGINAL PEOPLES: WORKING FOR JUSTICE AND RECONCILIATION Questions You Can Ask: 1. How will you and your party respond to the continuing reality of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls? 2.
Beit Tikvah: Building a Home with Habitat for Humanity
Congregation built a house with Habitat for Humanity Community Contact Information: Congregation B'nai Israel Bridgeport, CT www.congregationbnaiisrael.org Goals: Engaging the congregants in a hands-on, tangible act of tikkun olam.
The Torah That Made History
It finally happened.
After a 26-year struggle, Women of the Wall read from a full size Torah scroll in the women's section of the Kotel.
Mendel Hirt’s Diary: A Canadian Jewish Tale
My wife says the Yiddish-to-English translation of her great-grandfather's diary gave her “a rare opportunity to bring a family legend into the realm of reality.”
Sample Pride Shabbat Sermon I
PRIDE AND THE PROMISED LAND: JOURNEYS OF JUSTICE Delivered in 2013 by Rabbi Adam Rosenwasser Edith Schlain was born in Philadelphia in 1929.
Executive Order Should Encourage Congress to Act on Paid Sick Days
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What Ancient Tents of the Israelites Teach us About Modern Privacy Issues
Components of the USA Patriot Act are set to expire next month, giving us an important opportunity to consider contemporary issues of privacy and national security going forward. The Patriot Act, signed into law in 2001 by President Bush and extended in 2011 by President Obama, is a highly controversial piece of legislation that significantly expanded government surveillance of American citizens. The bill was drafted in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks that took place on September 11, 2001and was intended to be an anti-terrorism measure. Many, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the Constitution Project, opposed the bill on the grounds that it restricted civil liberties and privacy rights. Today, issues surrounding the extent of the National Security Agency’s surveillance remain at the forefront of privacy and security conversations. Companies including Apple, Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Facebook are vocally opposing the extension of the Patriot Act.