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Self Righteous Simplicity in a Complex World
I need to tell you that I’m angry as I write this. By now you’ve probably heard the news that the United Church of Christ (UCC) voted on Tuesday at their national synod to divest from companies that “profit from the occupation of the Palestinian territories by the state of Israel.” In the same vote,…
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Meeting the Moment
My grandmother, Sarah Faust Burton, was a proud Southern Presbyterian woman who moved from North Carolina to Indiana to build a life with her Jewish husband. Years after her passing, my grandfather encouraged me to embrace a heritage including our family connection to groups like the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Sons of…
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Statement in Response to Supreme Court Decision on Same Sex Marriage
The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston (JCRC) applauds today’s landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that allows same-sex couples to marry across the United States and that requires each state to recognize a same-sex marriage when the marriage was lawfully licensed and performed out-of-state. “Today’s decision is the culmination of an extraordinary…
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