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Tzedek, Tzedek Tirdof: Fight for Equality in Marriage, the Military, and Employment
"Thus he shall judge the poor with equity and decide with justice for the lowly of the land. He shall strike down a land with the rod of his mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of his lips. Justice shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his waist." -Isaiah 11:4-5
Tzedek, Tzedek Tirdof: 3 Steps For ENDA!
Here's how to visit, write, and call for ENDA.
Tzedek, Tzedek Tirdof: Support Workers' Rights to Safety
"Pray for the dead, fight like hell for the living." -Mother Jones
Tzedek, Tzedek Tirdof: Tell the GOP - Stop Inciting and Supporting Hate
"Come and learn: Human dignity is so important that it supersedes even a biblical prohibition." -Babylonian Talmud, Brachot 19B
Tzedek, Tzedek Tirdof: Justice on Your Seder Plate
"For the fruit of the righteous is a tree of life." -Proverbs, 11:30
MLK Day LGBTQ Interfaith Celebration Keynote Speech: Michael Rivera (aka Simba)
Video of Michael's moving speech from the interfaith LGBTQ celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Michael gives his version of "I Have a Dream," calling for equality for all - and especially for LGBT youth.
Tzedek, Tzedek Tirdof: Tell Gov. Paterson not to Slash Senior Funding!
"Our generation, as those before and after us, will be judged by how we listen to those who are sick and vulnerable and to those who care for them. In the end, there is no them. There is only us."
-Rabbi Simkha Weintraub
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.