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INSPIRING: Rabbi’s d’var Torah on loneliness and Jews of Color

INSPIRING: Rabbi’s d’var Torah on loneliness and Jews of Color

by Jewish Center for Justice | Oct 6, 2020 | Cohorts, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism, Racial Justice

JCJ Clergy Cohort member and Temple De Hirsch Sinai Rabbi Avi Fine delivered the following d’var Torah on Yom Kippur this year. Watch the full clip below. One particular excerpt stands out, beginning at 7:01: Through tfillah and tzadakah, we can split the sea of...
A Vidui (Confession) for Racism

A Vidui (Confession) for Racism

by Jewish Center for Justice | Aug 21, 2020 | Cohorts, Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, JCJ Blog, Judaism, Racial Justice

Each year on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, we beat our chests and engage in a communal confession. Looking back on a year, it can be difficult to pinpoint specific mistakes or failures. The beauty of a communal confession is that we take on all these failures...

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