We need to call this hatred what it is and call on those who are not Jewish to do the same. As history has taught us, we do not have a choice.
We need to call this hatred what it is and call on those who are not Jewish to do the same. As history has taught us, we do not have a choice.
As the assault on Congregation Beth Israel in Texas unfolds, we are once again left grappling with the reality of targeted hatred directed at Jews.
I am more convinced than ever for the need to create more space for reflection and conversation—to understand the lived experiences that mold opinions.
Let’s work to free others of the bondage of their seclusion, the hunger of their loneliness and the exile of their isolation.
What are we to do with our multiplicity, which is at the essence of our very humanity? I wonder how different our society would be if we started with, “let us be who we will be.”
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