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Tzedek, Tzedek Tirdof: Demand Healthcare Without New Restrictions on Abortion
"It has been enacted that in every place in which Jews live, the community sets aside a fund for care of the sick. When poor people are ill and who cannot afford medical expenses, the community sends them a doctor to visit them, and the medicine is paid for by the communal fund." --Tzitz Eliezer V, Ramat Rahel--Collection of Responsa on Medical Issues #4
Tzedek, Tzedek Tirdof : Win GENDA in 2010!
"The first human being was created wholly female and wholly male at the same time." -Genesis Rabbah 8:1 (c. 400 CE)
CBST Clergy Announced for 2010-2011
Some important and exciting news about CBST's clergy for next year.
Tzedek, Tzedek Tirdof. We are Funding Discrimination Against LGBTQ Seniors!
"You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. You shall not ill-treat any widow or orphan. If you do mistreat them, I will heed their outcry as soon as they cry out to Me, and My anger shall blaze forth and I will put you to the sword, and your own wives shall become widows and your children orphans." --Exodus 22:20-23
VIDEO: Rabbi Kleinbaum on Why the Civil Rights Act Should Protect LGBT Americans
"This is not an issue of states deciding for themselves. This issue is for equality and justice for all Americans, including those of us who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender." -Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum
From a June 2008 peition drive to expand the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Sign the petition here.
Researchers Conclude Same-Sex Couples are Just as Effective as Parents as Opposite-Sex Couples
An article in the Journal of Marriage and Family presents evidence disputing the traditional notion that children need male and female parents for healthy adjustment.
Tzedek, Tzedek Tirdof: Stop the Corporate Takeover of our Government
Tell your elected officials that you are outraged over the Supreme Court decision that has the potential to allow corporations like Exxon-Mobil and Walmart to be the strongest political voices in the country.
Tu Bish'vat Seder
Have a Tu Bish'vat Seder at your house! A pdf of the Tu Bish'vat Seder from Friday night services for home use or reference.
Tu Bishvat Seder 5770.doc 1.15 MB
Tzedek, Tzedek Tirdof: Healthcare Passage is Imminent
Join CBST and the League of Women Voters to take action on passing comprehensive health care reform.
