Today, Friday November 20, is Transgender Day of Remembrance. During Portland’s observance (last night on the eve of the day) we called the names of those who were murdered in the U.S. during this past year for no reason other than their transgender identity. We remember them, and mourn the loss of these irreplaceable ImagesContinue reading “Shabbat Toldot: Naming our Transgender Children”
Monthly Archives: November 2020
A Prayer for Healing in the Time of COVID-19
Source of Healing, help us find healing. We seek strength for our spirit, resilience that will carry us through this plague in peace. Compassion that saves us, Heal the body of everyone struckwith the threatening virus, and heal the souls of all who suffer. Remember those who have died. Heal us and we shall beContinue reading “A Prayer for Healing in the Time of COVID-19”
For Those Who Resist
dedicated to my comrades in our streets and those in our hearts For those who resist For those who plan and strategize For those who gather at a moment’s notice We give thanks For those who serve as witnesses For those who are civil and disobedient We give thanks For those who speak up atContinue reading “For Those Who Resist”
Torah for the 21st Century by Rabbi Ariel Stone 