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The protest movement has unleashed a virulent and dangerous antisemitism that endangers Jews, threatens democracy, and undermines the fight for justice and liberation for Palestinians. We must do better. What we need is a movement fueled by empathy and moral imagination. One that recognizes that both peoples have suffered terribly. That neither is leaving. That a just future is possible for everyone.

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The free person, awake and humble, can acknowledge the
truth that emerges from various even contradictory perspectives. This is not a
sign of weakness, but of spiritual liberation. Perhaps that the very essence of
freedom is growing in spaciousness.

How can we ensure that the Passover Seder is not performative, but
transformative? When we open our doors to those who are hungry,
something in our hearts opens too. This is how we begin to write a new
liberation story.

Since October 7, The New Israel Fund has been funding emergency support
and resettlement for Israelis forced from their homes, and they have
been supporting Israelis and Palestinians working together for a just
future. They have now launched a campaign to feed the people of Gaza
living at the brink of famine through the World Central Kitchen and The
International Rescue Committee. The humanitarian crisis there is a moral
catastrophe, and it is a Jewish moral obligation to feed those who are
hungry. I hope you’ll join me in support of this campaign.

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Kabbalat Shabbat dinner discussion with sisters Danielle and Galeet Dardashti from The Nightingale of Iran Podcast