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A Righteous Protest Calls for Collective Liberation - Rabbi Sharon Brous Apr 28, 2024

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The protest movement has unleashed a virulent and dangerous antisemitism that endangers Jews, threatens democracy, and undermines the fight for justice and liberation for Palestinians. We must do better. What we need is a movement fueled by empathy and moral imagination. One that recognizes that both peoples have suffered terribly. That neither is leaving. That a just future is possible for everyone.

[BBE] Magic 8 - Parshat Tazria Apr 22, 2024

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Training Our Hearts in Spaciousness - Rabbi Sharon Brous Apr 21, 2024

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The free person, awake and humble, can acknowledge the

truth that emerges from various even contradictory perspectives. This is not a

sign of weakness, but of spiritual liberation. Perhaps that the very essence of

freedom is growing in spaciousness.

Open Doors, Open Hearts - Rabbi Sharon Brous Apr 14, 2024

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How can we ensure that the Passover Seder is not performative, but

transformative? When we open our doors to those who are hungry,

something in our hearts opens too. This is how we begin to write a new

liberation story.

Since October 7, The New Israel Fund has been funding emergency support

and resettlement for Israelis forced from their homes, and they have

been supporting Israelis and Palestinians working together for a just

future. They have now launched a campaign to feed the people of Gaza

living at the brink of famine through the World Central Kitchen and The

International Rescue Committee. The humanitarian crisis there is a moral

catastrophe, and it is a Jewish moral obligation to feed those who are

hungry. I hope you’ll join me in support of this campaign.

BBE: Come Closer - Parshat Shemini Apr 08, 2024

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Source Sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/556558?editor=1

The Nightingale of Iran - Discussion with Danielle and Galeet Dardasht Apr 07, 2024

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Kabbalat Shabbat dinner discussion with sisters Danielle and Galeet Dardashti from The Nightingale of IranPodcast

Signs of Spring - Rabbi Hannah Jensen Apr 07, 2024

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This week we are entering into the new Hebrew month of Nisan. The rabbis debate whether this month or Tishrei (the month with Rosh HaShanah) are the beginning of the year. Some say both. Creation is a process. As we look ahead to the new month we also look back at the last six months - what seeds were planted that we can reap now? What seeds can we plant now to harvest something new in Tishrei? Let's get started.

[BBE] Concessions to Human Nature - Parshat Tzav Apr 01, 2024

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Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/554948?editor=1

"Judaism Disrupted": Author Michael Strassfeld in conversation with Rabbi Panitz Mar 31, 2024

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Clearing Away the Ashes - Rabbi Ronit Tsadok Mar 31, 2024

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A Priestly ritual offers a path toward spiritual preparation for Passover