In South Florida The Season is going full swing. In my latest InterFaith21 essay in The Coastal Star, I note that Thanksgiving, the Hajj, Hanukkah and Christmas are among this year’s winter holiday highlights — and serve as reminders that “Sharing and caring are the best messages of the season.” Also, my Catalyst for Justice colleagues Jane Tierney, Rabbi Paul […]
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From my latest Florida Weekly commentary, Jupiter Councilman Jim Kuretski on the El Sol Neighborhood Resource Center: “My position as an elected official is that any federal immigration policy reforms must take local community perspectives into account. And when we analyze why we have had no action for years, it’s my take that the inability […]
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I still was feeling gratitude for the response by justice system and other community members to our “Rethinking” Racially Biased Policing workshop — when I was further heartened by the response to our Delray Beach Interfaith Clergy Association’s 2nd Annual Interfaith Harvest Festival.
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