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6 months ago • Jul 27, 2024
Let’s Get to Work
By
Rabbi Hannah Jensen
Rabbi Hannah Jensen
Parshat Pinchas 5784
This week we find ourselves freed from some of the defeatism and despair that was taking root these last weeks and months. And now, with a bit of renewed hope, we have so much work to do. In the parsha we see a model of a collective that includes everyone and centers marginalized and unexpected groups. This moment demands we show up, no matter what that looks like. Find a way in – this fight will take all of us.
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