Welcoming Those Who Are Close
August 17, 2017
Sometimes we need to consciously welcome those who “should” already feel close.
Sometimes we need to consciously welcome those who “should” already feel close.
Creating a welcoming community takes a conscious commitment.
Rabbi Shefa Gold reflects on creating a spiritual community of welcome
To truly live justly, we need to move out of our comfort zones and embrace unfamiliar ideas and habits of mind.
This ritual invokes the blast of the shofar to articulate the plight of refugees. It was created for use at High Holidays in response to the presidential travel ban.
Abraham and Sarah’s desperate journey to Egypt as refugees reminds us that remembering the heart of the stranger is at the core of Jewish experience.
As a time to take responsibility for communal wrongs, Yom Kippur calls us to learn about and grapple with issues of race in America.
Freedom from bondage frames the Jewish story. How, then, can we fail to listen to those who are now behind bars?
To become a truly inclusive community, we need to make room for conversation about our personal responses to people with disabilities, and how each of us can overcome anxiety or concern and move into friendship and understanding.
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