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Screenshot from "Prince of Egypt," as Moses begins to feel pangs of empathy for Hebrew slaves
Posted inPassover

Passover is a time to practice empathy for ‘the stranger’ among us

Rabbi Lavey Derby by Rabbi Lavey Derby April 15, 2019April 15, 2019
"Israel in Egypt" by Edward Poynter, 1867
Posted inTorah

The necessity of developing a sympathetic imagination

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg January 31, 2019February 1, 2019
Eilberg and one other stand with their backs to us, looking at a metal plinth
Posted inLocal Voice

Reeling from my journey into America’s ugly past

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg October 24, 2018October 24, 2018
The names of lynching victims are inscribed on weathered steel columns that hang from the ceiling at The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama. (Photo/JTA-Ricky Carioti-The Washington Post-Getty Images)
Posted inFirst Person, Local Voice, Opinion, Travel

The Montgomery lynching memorial is a project of American teshuvah

Rabbi Michael Lezak by Rabbi Michael Lezak May 2, 2018May 3, 2018
image of a boy working at a sewing machine in a sweatshop
Posted inBay Area, Passover, News

Let all people go: Passover Project tackles global slavery

by Rob Gloster April 5, 2017April 6, 2017

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