Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Nov. 20. For the last 18 years this day has been dedicated to the memory of all those transgender men and women who have been murdered because they were hated. Many transgender people have experienced violence and hatred directly. Many are victims of society’s misunderstanding of their lives.…Read more »
The busy little ant and the synagogue
Posted by in judaism A busy little ant traveled days and distances in search of treasures that might benefit all in the colony. One day while out foraging the ant found a big piece of straw and thought it could come in handy. Though the ant struggled under the size and weight of the load on its back it…Read more »
L.A. Panel Features Prominent Pro-LGBT Religious Figures | Advocate.com
Posted by in glbt Here is an article from the Advocate about the Panel I was on discussing Religion and LGBTQ Equality. It was a very provocative and profound event. L.A. Panel Features Prominent Pro-LGBT Religious Figures | Advocate.com.
Today and Every Day.
Posted by in Uncategorized Around the world Armistice Day/ Remembrance Day/Veteran’s Day is observed today, November 11. In the countries of the British Commonwealth everyone wears Red Poppies to remember the end of the War to End all Wars–World War I. A reminder of the poppies that grew on the battlefields of Europe. This year is 100 years since…Read more »
Kristallnacht Remembrances
Posted by in Uncategorized This coming weekend we will remember Kristallnacht—Nov 9 will be the 76th anniversary of that terrible night in 1938 that was really the beginning of the end for German Jewry. The “Night of Broken Glass” was a pogrom against the Jewish community perpetrated by Nazis. Hundreds of businesses, synagogues, Jewish community institutions were vandalized, burned…Read more »
Missouri and Kansas
Posted by in Uncategorized Today another step forward in the march toward Marriage Equality as a court in Missouri struck down the marriage ban there. St. Louis county is poised to begin issuing licenses! The Show Me state is showing the rolling tide of equality in the mid-west-as Kansas also welcomed Marriage Equality this week. It is ironic…Read more »
TOTO We ARE in Kansas! Yahoo!
Posted by in Uncategorized TOTO We ARE in Kansas! Yahoo!
Central Conference of American Rabbis Condemns Attacks on Egged Buses Featuring Women of the Wall
Posted by in Uncategorized The Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) condemns Monday’s attacks on Egged buses carrying advertisements of Women of the Wall in the ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem neighborhood, Mea Shearim. These buses were apparently targeted for violence because they feature advertisements placed by Women of the Wall, inviting young women becoming Bat Mitzvah to read from the Torah…Read more »
Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai
Posted by in Israel I just met this morning with Mayor Ron Huldai of Tel Aviv. He isn’t showy. He shuns the limelight. But he is a man with a vision. He has been responsible over the last 16 years for Tel Aviv’s rebirth from a bankrupt municipality to a shining example of a welcoming city and the best…Read more »
Observing Rabbi Jonas’ Yarzeit
Posted by in Uncategorized On Shabbat Bereshit many rabbis and Jewish leaders across North America are observing the Yarzeit of Rabbi Regina Jonas. Rabbi Jonas was ordained in 1935 in Berlin in a private ceremony by Rabbi Max Dienerman who was head of the Liberal Rabbinic Conference. She was a graduate of the famous Hochshule fur die Wiesenschaft des…Read more »
Walking Humbly. Seeking Justice. Living with Hope. 