D’var Torah. A Word of Torah
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Article mentioned - Guest, D. (2016). Troubling the waters: Tehom, transgender and reading Genesis backwards. In T. Hornsby, & D. Guest (Eds.), Transgender, Intersex, and Biblical Interpretation Society of Biblical Literature.

Violence, nonviolence and faith

Is violence ever excusable? Robyn Ashworth-Steen, Jermaine Ross-Allam and Laurie Lyter Bright consider the weight of violence among people of faith.

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💔❤️ Always and forever. Sending love and strength to all who need it. Xxx

I am so delighted to have a chapter in this book- 'Leaving a Toxic Community: Ritual Moments'. I hope this contribution is a little balm for everyone finding their way towards healing and wholesome, healthy communities. sacredstruggle.ccarpress.org. Promo code 30STRUGGLE for a 30% discount.

Proud and heartbroken to have signed this statement.

Come and meet the God of Halfway Up the Mountain. How different might our reality have been if we met her on our travels? A new blog post. www.wandering-rabbi.com/post/the-god...

400,000 children are set to be pulled into poverty over the next decade. This cannot be acceptable, so I’ve joined other senior faith leaders to call for bold
action. Read our letter: www.jpit.uk/faith-leaders-letter-on-child-poverty @publicissues.bsky.social

Am I still a nice person if....?
Find out which phrase I would tattoo on my forehead if I could and how one phrase changed my perspective on love, justice and just about everything.
www.wandering-rabbi.com/post/tattoo-...

TAKE ACTION: British Jews & Israelis in the UK are signing a letter to the UK Prime Minister & Foreign Secretary, demanding they oppose the proposed US occupation of Gaza, and the forced displacement & ethnic cleansing of Gazans from their homes.

SIGN: t.co/zysqnLbJc3

Yesterday President Trump outlined his vision for the Middle East: transferring Palestinians out of Gaza with no option to return. This should be called out for what it is: ethnic cleansing.

This plan is dangerous and must be stopped.

Full statement:
yachad.org.uk/trumpgaza0225/

What a stunning day.

Relieved to be on here - look forward to connecting with everyone!