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Building Holy Places That Are Inclusive Sanctuaries For All

by Rabbi Audrey Pollack, January 26, 2022

February is known as Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance & Inclusion Month (JDAIM) — the Jewish community’s unified initiative to raise disability awareness and support efforts to foster inclusion in Jewish…

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The Gift of Being Present

by Rabbi Audrey Pollack, December 29, 2021

We recently began the book of Shemot, the book of Exodus, which opens with the names of those who came to Egypt with Jacob, each with his household. The Greek…

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Making Our Spaces Safer and Sacred

by Rabbi Audrey Pollack, December 1, 2021

Dear Solel, I shared a longer version of this important message at Shabbat services during parashat Vayishlach, in the context of the story of the rape of Dinah. For those…

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The rhythms of Jewish life

by Rabbi Audrey Pollack, October 28, 2021

November 2021 eShammas Dear Solelniks, Shalom, friends. Here we are, 19 months or so into this pandemic life. And things are not the same as they used to be. Our…

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