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Do You control Your Monuments, or Do They Control You? – Shavuot 2017

Posted on June 2, 2017 by

Recently, the City of New Orleans removed its Confederate monuments, prompting both celebrations and protests. The actions and their aftermath reverberated across the country and, not surprisingly, into Virginia. Protests and counter-protests erupted – violently – in Charlottesville a couple … Continue reading →

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Remarks from Richmond Rally Against Muslim Ban

Posted on May 9, 2017 by

Video of these remarks can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/jewishaction.us/videos/705614492975135/ Video of all speeches can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/moveon/videos/10154390220140493/ In 1790, our first president, George Washington, sent a letter to the Jewish community in Newport, Rhode Island, pledging that “the government of the … Continue reading →

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The light that can dispel the Boston bombing’s darkness

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

“We are not safe.” That was the resigned and terrified refrain echoed in the media following the bombings at the Boston Marathon. It was as if we were collectively saying we should have been safe following September 11, when we … Continue reading →

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