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The Jewish experience is reflected in the two arks which accompanied the Jewish people on their journey in the desert - a wooden ark with the fragments of the first tablets and a golden ark with the complete second tablets. The various arks, according to Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander, President and Rosh HaYeshiva of Ohr Torah Stone, represent both the sense of permanence that we yearn for and wish to achieve in our private domain and the importance of engaging our tradition with society and bringing our values into the public sphere. Read more on Parshat Ekev: https://lnkd.in/d7z2RByn

It's Jewish American Heritage Month, and nothing brings people together like good food! According to a recent study, a majority of U.S. Jews engage in cultural activities like cooking traditional Jewish dishes. What are you planning for tonight's Shabbat dinner?   As we celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) in May, we invite you to learn more about Jewish-American history and find JAHM resources at jewishamericanheritage.org.   Shabbat Shalom.

#History On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that all people being held as slaves would henceforth be free. Two years later, on January 31, 1865, the 13th Amendment was passed by Congress. Yet, it wasn’t until June 19, 1865, that Union soldiers finally arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, with the long-awaited news of freedom. This day, now celebrated as #Juneteenth, also known as Jubilee Day, commemorates the emancipation of African American slaves. While we celebrate this monumental day, it’s important to recognize that June 19th, 1865, was not the day that all slaves were freed. As a national organization, Latina Professionals represents a diverse range of voices, identities, and experiences. This Juneteenth, we urge you to learn more about the history and support our Black Native relatives. Here are some resources to get you started: ➡️ “Juneteenth from a Black Indigenous Perspective” blog post: https://lnkd.in/g4EX_uUD ➡️ An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States by Kyle T. Mays ➡️ IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas by Gabrielle Tayac #LatinaProfessionals #History #Freedom #EmancipationProclamation #Juneteenth #Freedmen #AfroIndigenous #BlackNative #JubileeDay #USHistory #America

A white settler on stolen Indigenous land gives a speech on the validity of another violent white supremacist colonizer ideology. If y’all weren’t so naive, it wouldn’t really be that shocking, to be honest. "In a country like Canada, it should be and it must be, safe to declare oneself a Zionist - Jewish or not. Zionism is not a dirty word or something anyone should be targeted for agreeing with.” - @JustinTrudeau Zionism IS a dirty word, but for the leader of “a country like Canada” that is built on the graves of Indigenous children to say this with such clarity and ease makes complete sense. A dirty settler colonial nation built through violent white supremacy will of course support another one. When they say “let me be clear”, we really should appreciate how clear they are being with their racism. Zionism is to Palestine what white supremacy has always been and continues to be for the Indigenous peoples of this land. Put that in your land acknowledgment, @JustinTrudeau.

Here's a few samples of the incredible advancements created by people of Jewish heritage: 1. Turning algae into Heart Tissue; 2. Reviving Biblical Wine; 3. Drip Irrigation Technology; 4. Flying Peacefully with Nature i.e. There are over 500 million birds that migrate through Israel each year, but this is no longer an issue for the Israeli Air Force. "The researcher mapped the precise migration routes, heights and arrival dates of the birds for the fi­rst time ever, using radar, a motorized glider, drones and a network of birdwatchers, and made possible the planning of alternate air routes."; 5. Sni­ff Phone: Mobile Disease Diagnostics; "The system is a pipeline technology that promises a rapid and noninvasive diagnostic tool for cancer and other diseases."; 6. Creating the healthiest (and most delicious) tomato varieties. 7. Genetic Engineering; 8. Google, The very search engine you used to arrive at this article was created by two Jewish colleagues. Just to name a few. #Israel

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Michael Lucchese hails "The Wisdom of Our Ancestors: Conservative Humanism and the Western Tradition" by Graham James McAleer and Alexander S. Rosenthal-Pubul as one of the most important books of 2024. He explains their concept of "conservative humanism" and its potential to preserve our society. He says, "The decline or renewal of the West depends on whether a politics of conservative humanism is able to reclaim the wisdom of our ancestors and rejuvenate the religious, familial, and educational-intellectual traditions of our civilization." Read Lucchese's full review at: https://buff.ly/3LfxU0C

Read the latest Grace In Action to read about how God has guided Jeremy and Jennifer as they take on the roles of their organization's representatives in Southeast Asia to serve fellow International Christian workers. Check out the link here: https://lnkd.in/gFT7xZ2H . #GraceCM #GraceCMGraceInAction