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Prof. Shaul Magid will share a few words on the crisis in Israel/Palestine & the “hidden” progressive values of Chanukah.
Come enjoy latkes, beverages, and schmooze!
Kosher food served, co-sponsored by Boston NIF NewGen, @ifnotnowboston.bsky.social, Boston Workers Circle, V'ahavta, & Halachic Left.

We also hope everyone enjoyed the sushi and snacks 🍣🍱🍪😋

—one that is rooted in safety, dignity, and opportunity for each and every one of us.

(original photo by @giligetz.bsky.social)

"...Like Yaakov, may we rise to the occasion and dare to imagine, and actualize, the kind of world in which we want to live."

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Shabbat shalom!

"His revelation comes in his most liminal moment, and he gains the courage to move forward...[H]e gathers his strength at this moment to continue, having glimpsed the bigger picture, and goes to meet the challenge..."

... and hope to receive the same love in kind."

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"...to love in a way that excuses and perpetuates harm rather than insisting on repair. But hopefully, with clarity of purpose and the support from one another that our forefather lacked, we can insist on giving our loved ones the blessing of helping them do better..."

“… We will not benefit by stereotyping them and ignoring their humanity, sincerity and concerns. We will gain by being able to talk through our fears and by building bridges of understanding."

"...And yet he felt compelled to distort or abandon Torah in order to go there. The first war in world history presented our ancestors with the choice of prioritizing war or Torah, and Rabbi Elazar tells us that he failed catastrophically.”

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