Spiritual Leader. Jewish Educator. Interfaith Activist. Orthodox Feminist. Executive Director of @JCRCStL. Views are my own. she/her
St Louis, MO
Joined June 2012
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Join us NEXT WEDNESDAY, September 25th, for this important webinar to mark Banned Books Week with @ALALibrary’s @greenarchives1, @PENamerica’s Allison Lee, and our very own Rabba @roripn.
Register here: tinyurl.com/BookBansWebinar
“Those who burn books will in the end burn people” Heinrich Heine
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This is great news! Court Allows Faith Leaders’ Lawsuit Challenging Missouri Abortion Ban To Proceed au.org/the-latest/press/fait…
Missouri court rules that our case can move forward!
Our lawsuit, brought with @nwlc, argues that Missouri's abortion bans violate the separation of church and state, and impose one narrow religious doctrine on all Missourians. That lawsuit proceeds after the Friday ruling.
Read more about the lawsuit here:
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Religious freedom is NOT a right to discriminate or harm others.
#303creative #scotus #LGBTQ #supremecourt #equityunderthelaw
My Torah for this Shabbat, as delivered this past Sunday at #Pride. Because no one can curse a people that God does not wish to curse and our love will always win out.
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🩷🩵🤍🤎🖤
+1 for Jews except too many Jews are thinking about who gives us political power and not who even who is more or less likely to harm us.
Love to see it #TransRightsAreHumanRights
In notable stand, Israel’s ambassador to US says 'trans rights are human rights' jta.org/2023/06/30/politics/… via @JTAnews
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ALT After a month of celebrating the beauty and diversity of our LGBTQIA+ community, the Supreme Court has dropped yet another ruling that strikes down protections for marginalized people, punishing them based on who they love and how they express themselves. "No matter what any ruling says, St. Louis stands firmly with our LGBTQIA+ community to ensure they are protected and welcome no matter who they love or how they identify. This decision only strengthens our resolve to reject blatant discrimination and push for a more inclusive city and region."
Absolute must read:
Our Jewish cmty isnt immune to this
reality. Yet Jewish leaders are grappling with how to best support people. Imagine if 1/4 of all Jews were questioning their basic civil rights, access to medical care, security over their bodies, or whether to leave home?
Big big "Yasher Koach" to Nate Looney at @jfederations for adding his personal experience to the conversation happening about issues impacting our states and the beloved community members who live in them.
jta.org/2023/06/29/ideas/bla…
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Amazing!
Kentucky and Tennessee gender affirming care bans were just blocked in court and ruled as likely unconstitutional.
States are 0-6 on gender affirming care bans.
Banning gender affirming care for trans youth is UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
WE JUST KEEP WINNING!
Remember that time during the Trump administration when government employees were resigning with secret messages in acrostic and then we all just moved on?
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Wrap up Pride by supporting LGBTQ+ organizations on Give Out Day. Today is the only national day of giving for queer organizations and all of us need your support for LGBTQ+ equality. Make a donation or purchase one of our t-shirts!
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How well do you recognize the connection between church-state separation and LGBTQ+ equality? Honored to be a question and aspiring to be part of the answer together with @americansunited secure.au.org/a/pride-month-…
