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Work to eradicate poverty, racism, militarism, MLK Jr. Day speaker urges at Waterville event
The breakfast recognizing the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. s birthday, usually held at Senior Spectrum s Muskie Center in Waterville, was held virtually Monday because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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WATERVILLE Let us all take this day and moment to acknowledge the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s unfinished work in addressing what he called the “triple evils” poverty, racism and militarism that prevent us from being a truly beloved community.
That was the message Rabbi Rachel Isaacs shared Monday morning at the 35th annual Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast, hosted by the Waterville Rotary Club.
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This is the first in an annual series on the power of faith, with additional stories coming this month.
WATERVILLE Every single morning, March through August, Rabbi Rachel Isaacs, her wife, Melanie Weiss, and toddler-aged daughters Nitzan and Hadas sang the Modeh Ani prayer.
Modeh Ani, translated from Hebrew to “I give thanks,” is supposed to be the first words recited when one wakes up in the morning.
Rabbi Rachel Isaacs stands on the steps of her home Friday in Waterville. Isaacs, the rabbi at Waterville’s Beth Israel Congregation, is also the Dorothy “Bibby” Levine Alfond chair in Jewish Studies at Colby College, where she teaches Hebrew, Jewish theology and Jewish humor courses.
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Power of Faith: Waterville Rabbi Rachel Isaacs says pandemic shines light on being thankful to God
The rabbi at Waterville s Beth Israel Congregation and Colby College professor says the power of faith is especially vital this Hanukkah season amid COVID-19.
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This is the first in an annual series on the power of faith, with additional stories coming this month.
WATERVILLE Every single morning, March through August, Rabbi Rachel Isaacs, her wife, Melanie Weiss, and toddler-aged daughters Nitzan and Hadas sang the Modeh Ani prayer.
Modeh Ani, translated from Hebrew to “I give thanks,” is supposed to be the first words recited when one wakes up in the morning.