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Galilee Diary: Peace talk V - Living with the other
by Marc Rosenstein
(Originally published in Galilee Diary and Ten Minutes of Torah)
Words Not Spoken . . . Words Not Heard
Words are powerful. In Genesis, chapter one, God creates through words: “God said, ‘Let there be light!’—and there was light. . . . God said, ‘Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters,’. . . . God now said, ‘Let us make human beings in our image,’ ” (Genesis 1:3, 6, 26).
Galilee Diary: Peace talk III - Living with history
by Marc Rosenstein
(Originally published in Ten Minutes of Torah and Galilee Diary)
At Interfaith Service, Saperstein Stresses Urgent Need for Health Care Reform
"Universal means universal: for the rich and the poor, for the old and the young, for the chronically ill and the disabled, and it must focus on preventative and primary care, saving lives while containing cost."
Reform Jewish Movement Responds to President Obama's Cairo Speech
Saperstein: "We are hopeful that todays speech, which was broad in its scope and ambition, will form a solid basis for U.S. Middle East policy."
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How Sir Richard Branson Reminded Me Why I'm an Activist
The Challenge of Righteousness
The wording of the verse gives rise to this debate. The text states that “Noah was a righteous man,” but immediately follows with the phrase “in his generation, he was above reproach. . . ” All of us, including the ancient Rabbis, are left to wonder if Noah is exceptional or not, if his righteousness would be universally righteous or simply righteous in his time.
The Latest on Darfur and Sudan
I just walked out of a meeting with General Scott Gration, President Obama's Special Envoy to Sudan. Here's the latest on Darfur and Sudan:
In New Policy Statement, Reaction to Netanyahu Speech: Reform Jewish Movement Offers Renewed Support for Middle East Process
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