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Creating Jewish programs through Kabbalah
We have a recent phenomenon in Judaism of often running Jewish event programming that is missing a feeling of enough connection to Judaism. For example, at a Sukkot or Hanukkah gathering, out of a random sample of people coming out of such events feeling like they did not have a deep feeling of connection with the event. If we want Jews to connect with Torah and Judaism in new ways, we need to do so with more care. Torah is essential to Judaism, and finding new ways to incorporate it into our lives and events is exciting! As a model for doing this and creating spiritual spaces, I suggest using the structure of the sefirot from Kabbalah. The
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Conversion therapy ban introduced in Indiana legislature Morgan Gstalter © Getty Images Conversion therapy ban introduced in Indiana legislature
A bill to ban LGBTQ conversion therapy for minors was formally introduced in the Indiana state legislature this week.
Democratic state Sen. J.D. Ford, the first openly LGBTQ legislator in Indiana, authored the bill that would prohibit mental health counselors from using the practice to to alter the sexual orientation or gender identity of people under the age of 18.
The companion bill was introduced at the same time in the Indiana House by state Rep. Sue Errington (D). A similar bill was pushed during the 2019 legislative session but failed to move past the committee stage.
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The losses piled on after that: the death of more than 1.7 million people worldwide from COVID-19, record unemployment and ongoing business closures, incidents of police brutality throughout the country, and the death of women’s rights champion and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
But amid all our struggles, there were glimmers of hope in the form of actual good news. (We know, it’s hard to believe.) Below, we rounded up 18 positive things that happened in 2020.
Bong Joon Ho made history as the first Korean to win the Best Director Oscar
In February, South Korean Bong Joon Ho won the Best Director Oscar for his film “Parasite,” becoming the first person from the Asian nation to take home the award. The film went on to take home the top prize at the Academy Awards the first time any foreign-language film ever won Best Picture.
The faith leaders also sought for countries to seek justice on behalf of the victims.
The declaration was presented at the launch of the Global Interfaith Commission on LGBT+ Lives during a virtual conference hosted in the U.K. December 16.
Jayne Ozanne, director of the commission, called the declaration a landmark. We ve never had such a powerful, clear, and supportive statement from so many leaders, she told CNN.
Nearly 400 religious leaders representing 10 religions from 35 countries signed on to the initial declaration that recognized religious institutions history and role harming LGBTQ people.
Some of the prominent initial signatories included Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and his lesbian daughter the Reverend Canon Mpho Tutu van Furth of South Africa; former Irish president Mary McAleese; the Reverend John C. Dorhauer, the general minister and president of the United Church of Christ; the Reverend Michael-Ray Mathews, president of the Allian
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