Posts tagged ‘#blacklivesmatter’

For George Floyd’s Family

After a moment of joy and relief at the guilty verdicts in the murder of George Floyd, my overwhelming emotion is sorrow, my heart immediately with…

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Strangled by Police: Psalm of Protest 17

This Psalm of Protest is in memory of George Floyd, killed by police in Minneapolis. With a knee on his neck, the officer pinned the unarmed…

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For Police, Revised

I just returned from a six week trip to the U.S., including teaching at many synagogues. Police officers were present at each ont to protect congregants.…

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Domestic Insurrections

In our Declaration of Independence, the Founders describe “the causes which impel them” to separate from the King of England as “a long train of abuses…

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We Will Not Yield

After violence from white supremacists left death and injury in Charlottesville, here’s a prayer and a call to action for all who love this nation. We Will…

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For Police

This is a prayer for police officers, a response to Thursday’s sniper attack on police in Dallas during a Black Lives Matter protest. For nearly a year,…

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