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Sep 13, 2024, 8:13 PM

Good Faith Judaism

“Good faith partners don’t quote scripture at each other.” Working with people from multiple faith backgrounds, I often say this and find general agreement among accomplices in justice work. Jewish teachers regularly cite sacred sources, from the Five Books of Moses...

Jul 16, 2024, 6:05 AM

Responding as We

Let us respond from a sense of we. We the community of the world. We may all be targets of violence. None of us want that. We offer condolences and sympathies to the loved ones of those who died from violence. We hope for healing...

Jun 19, 2024, 6:48 AM

No straight lines

The arc of history doesn’t bend towards justice. Not by itself. We must bend and break the arc, again and again, to pursue justice. Time and patience always favor the oppressors. Falling apart is the natural direction of things. This holds for...

May 24, 2024, 6:55 PM

Let’s Agree About Something

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the...

May 7, 2024, 7:02 PM

Can Curiosity Cure Division?

Polarization, incivility, societal division – pick your poison and there is plenty to go around. About a month ago, I posted this on Facebook, thinking it innocuous: “The degree to which a person can grow is directly proportional to the amount...

Apr 26, 2024, 6:51 PM

Theology as a Dangerous Spectator Sport

Many of us root for the home team – whether the home team plays football (international or American), represents our university or college or high school (especially as student-athletes or parents), or is our religion or political party. Some...

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About Me

Rabbi Jonathan Freirich, a Reconstructionist and Reform rabbi, with training in public policy and community organizing, originally from New York City, now coalition-builds, facilitates, listens, learns, and writes in Buffalo, New York. Dedicated to compassion and cooperation, thoughtfulness and thinking, and effective collaborative actions, Jonathan aims to contribute to a better connected, more peaceful, and more sustainable world.

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