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Sharing this letter I sent to the ethics folks at the #CCAR (the body that credentials rabbis in the #Reform movement of #Judaism

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To whom it may concern:
cc: #RabbiCaryKozberg, Temple Sholom, Springfield, OH

I am writing to inquire if I can file a complaint against Rabbi Cary Kozberg for the racist remarks he made to the JTA, which were reported by them in this story:

https://www.jta.org/2024/09/19/united-states/the-rabbi-of-springfield-ohios-reform-synagogue-says-haitian-migrants-lack-western-civilized-values

Please take a moment and read the story and read what Rabbi Kozberg said. It is appalling and shameful, absolutely contrary to Jewish values that teach us to love the ger (stranger) in our midst.

I will admit that in reviewing the CCAR's ethics code (online at https://www.ccarnet.org/about-us/ccar-ethics/ccar-ethics-code/ ), it does not appear that Rabbi Kozberg violated those policies, but surely in this day and age it would be a serious ethical violation for a rabbi to besmirch an entire immigrant community in the way that he has. If hate speech by rabbis is not an ethical violation, then the CCAR needs to revise its ethics code to make it a violation.

I am a proud member of both a Reform synagogue and a humanistic havurah. Part of the reason I'm part of my reform temple is the movement's strong emphasis on social justice and its commitment to fighting racism. This is very personal to me, and I know many others who feel the same way.

In anger and sadness,
James

#Mazeldon #Racism #Immigrant #Springfield #SpringfieldOH #haiti #Haitian #Haitians

Sharing this letter I sent to the ethics folks at the #CCAR (the body that credentials rabbis in the #Reform movement of #Judaism

---------------------------
To whom it may concern:
cc: #RabbiCaryKozberg, Temple Sholom, Springfield, OH

I am writing to inquire if I can file a complaint against Rabbi Cary Kozberg for the racist remarks he made to the JTA, which were reported by them in this story:

https://www.jta.org/2024/09/19/united-states/the-rabbi-of-springfield-ohios-reform-synagogue-says-haitian-migrants-lack-western-civilized-values

Please take a moment and read the story and read what Rabbi Kozberg said. It is appalling and shameful, absolutely contrary to Jewish values that teach us to love the ger (stranger) in our midst.

I will admit that in reviewing the CCAR's ethics code (online at https://www.ccarnet.org/about-us/ccar-ethics/ccar-ethics-code/ ), it does not appear that Rabbi Kozberg violated those policies, but surely in this day and age it would be a serious ethical violation for a rabbi to besmirch an entire immigrant community in the way that he has. If hate speech by rabbis is not an ethical violation, then the CCAR needs to revise its ethics code to make it a violation.

I am a proud member of both a Reform synagogue and a humanistic havurah. Part of the reason I'm part of my reform temple is the movement's strong emphasis on social justice and its commitment to fighting racism. This is very personal to me, and I know many others who feel the same way.

In anger and sadness,
James

#Mazeldon #Racism #Immigrant #Springfield #SpringfieldOH #haiti #Haitian #Haitians

Sharing this letter I sent to the ethics folks at the #CCAR (the body that credentials rabbis in the #Reform movement of #Judaism

---------------------------
To whom it may concern:
cc: #RabbiCaryKozberg, Temple Sholom, Springfield, OH

I am writing to inquire if I can file a complaint against Rabbi Cary Kozberg for the racist remarks he made to the JTA, which were reported by them in this story:

https://www.jta.org/2024/09/19/united-states/the-rabbi-of-springfield-ohios-reform-synagogue-says-haitian-migrants-lack-western-civilized-values

Please take a moment and read the story and read what Rabbi Kozberg said. It is appalling and shameful, absolutely contrary to Jewish values that teach us to love the ger (stranger) in our midst.

I will admit that in reviewing the CCAR's ethics code (online at https://www.ccarnet.org/about-us/ccar-ethics/ccar-ethics-code/ ), it does not appear that Rabbi Kozberg violated those policies, but surely in this day and age it would be a serious ethical violation for a rabbi to besmirch an entire immigrant community in the way that he has. If hate speech by rabbis is not an ethical violation, then the CCAR needs to revise its ethics code to make it a violation.

I am a proud member of both a Reform synagogue and a humanistic havurah. Part of the reason I'm part of my reform temple is the movement's strong emphasis on social justice and its commitment to fighting racism. This is very personal to me, and I know many others who feel the same way.

In anger and sadness,
James

#Mazeldon #Racism #Immigrant #Springfield #SpringfieldOH #haiti #Haitian #Haitians

Sharing this letter I sent to the ethics folks at the #CCAR (the body that credentials rabbis in the #Reform movement of #Judaism

---------------------------
To whom it may concern:
cc: #RabbiCaryKozberg, Temple Sholom, Springfield, OH

I am writing to inquire if I can file a complaint against Rabbi Cary Kozberg for the racist remarks he made to the JTA, which were reported by them in this story:

https://www.jta.org/2024/09/19/united-states/the-rabbi-of-springfield-ohios-reform-synagogue-says-haitian-migrants-lack-western-civilized-values

Please take a moment and read the story and read what Rabbi Kozberg said. It is appalling and shameful, absolutely contrary to Jewish values that teach us to love the ger (stranger) in our midst.

I will admit that in reviewing the CCAR's ethics code (online at https://www.ccarnet.org/about-us/ccar-ethics/ccar-ethics-code/ ), it does not appear that Rabbi Kozberg violated those policies, but surely in this day and age it would be a serious ethical violation for a rabbi to besmirch an entire immigrant community in the way that he has. If hate speech by rabbis is not an ethical violation, then the CCAR needs to revise its ethics code to make it a violation.

I am a proud member of both a Reform synagogue and a humanistic havurah. Part of the reason I'm part of my reform temple is the movement's strong emphasis on social justice and its commitment to fighting racism. This is very personal to me, and I know many others who feel the same way.

In anger and sadness,
James

#Mazeldon #Racism #Immigrant #Springfield #SpringfieldOH #haiti #Haitian #Haitians

Sharing this letter I sent to the ethics folks at the #CCAR (the body that credentials rabbis in the #Reform movement of #Judaism

---------------------------
To whom it may concern:
cc: #RabbiCaryKozberg, Temple Sholom, Springfield, OH

I am writing to inquire if I can file a complaint against Rabbi Cary Kozberg for the racist remarks he made to the JTA, which were reported by them in this story:

https://www.jta.org/2024/09/19/united-states/the-rabbi-of-springfield-ohios-reform-synagogue-says-haitian-migrants-lack-western-civilized-values

Please take a moment and read the story and read what Rabbi Kozberg said. It is appalling and shameful, absolutely contrary to Jewish values that teach us to love the ger (stranger) in our midst.

I will admit that in reviewing the CCAR's ethics code (online at https://www.ccarnet.org/about-us/ccar-ethics/ccar-ethics-code/ ), it does not appear that Rabbi Kozberg violated those policies, but surely in this day and age it would be a serious ethical violation for a rabbi to besmirch an entire immigrant community in the way that he has. If hate speech by rabbis is not an ethical violation, then the CCAR needs to revise its ethics code to make it a violation.

I am a proud member of both a Reform synagogue and a humanistic havurah. Part of the reason I'm part of my reform temple is the movement's strong emphasis on social justice and its commitment to fighting racism. This is very personal to me, and I know many others who feel the same way.

In anger and sadness,
James

#Mazeldon #Racism #Immigrant #Springfield #SpringfieldOH #haiti #Haitian #Haitians

Good but overdue news from the #CCAR

#Mazeldon @[email protected] #TheForward

https://forward.com/fast-forward/536228/reform-rabbi-sheldon-zimmerman-expelled-from-rabbinical-association/

#CCAR, the organization of #Reformrabbis, continues -

We encounter God’s presence in moments of awe and wonder, in acts of justice and compassion, in loving relationships and in the experiences of everyday life.

We respond to #God daily: through public and private prayer, through study and through the performance of other (mitzvot), sacred obligations — (bein adam la Makom) to God, and (bein adam la-chaveiro) to other human beings.

#CCAR, the organization of #Reformrabbis, continues -

We encounter God’s presence in moments of awe and wonder, in acts of justice and compassion, in loving relationships and in the experiences of everyday life.

We respond to #God daily: through public and private prayer, through study and through the performance of other (mitzvot), sacred obligations — (bein adam la Makom) to God, and (bein adam la-chaveiro) to other human beings.

#CCAR, the organization of #Reformrabbis, continues -

We encounter God’s presence in moments of awe and wonder, in acts of justice and compassion, in loving relationships and in the experiences of everyday life.

We respond to #God daily: through public and private prayer, through study and through the performance of other (mitzvot), sacred obligations — (bein adam la Makom) to God, and (bein adam la-chaveiro) to other human beings.

#CCAR, the organization of #Reformrabbis, continues -

We encounter God’s presence in moments of awe and wonder, in acts of justice and compassion, in loving relationships and in the experiences of everyday life.

We respond to #God daily: through public and private prayer, through study and through the performance of other (mitzvot), sacred obligations — (bein adam la Makom) to God, and (bein adam la-chaveiro) to other human beings.

@mazeldon

In 1999 #CCAR reaffirmed -

We affirm the reality and oneness of God, even as we may differ in our understanding of the Divine presence.
We affirm that the Jewish people is bound to God by an eternal (b’rit) covenant, as reflected in our varied understandings of Creation, Revelation and Redemption.
We affirm that every human being is created (b’tzelem Elohim) in the image of God, and that therefore every human life is sacred

#ReformJudaism

@mazeldon

In 1999 #CCAR reaffirmed -

We affirm the reality and oneness of God, even as we may differ in our understanding of the Divine presence.
We affirm that the Jewish people is bound to God by an eternal (b’rit) covenant, as reflected in our varied understandings of Creation, Revelation and Redemption.
We affirm that every human being is created (b’tzelem Elohim) in the image of God, and that therefore every human life is sacred

#ReformJudaism

@mazeldon

In 1999 #CCAR reaffirmed -

We affirm the reality and oneness of God, even as we may differ in our understanding of the Divine presence.
We affirm that the Jewish people is bound to God by an eternal (b’rit) covenant, as reflected in our varied understandings of Creation, Revelation and Redemption.
We affirm that every human being is created (b’tzelem Elohim) in the image of God, and that therefore every human life is sacred

#ReformJudaism

@mazeldon

In 1999 #CCAR reaffirmed -

We affirm the reality and oneness of God, even as we may differ in our understanding of the Divine presence.
We affirm that the Jewish people is bound to God by an eternal (b’rit) covenant, as reflected in our varied understandings of Creation, Revelation and Redemption.
We affirm that every human being is created (b’tzelem Elohim) in the image of God, and that therefore every human life is sacred

#ReformJudaism

Belief in #God is the foundation of Judaism - this is from #CCAR, the official body of #Reformrabbis

The heart of Judaism and its chief contribution to religion is the doctrine of the One, living God, who rules the world through law and love. In Him all existence has its creative source and mankind its ideal of conduct. Though transcending time and space, He is the indwelling Presence of the world. We worship Him as the Lord of the universe and as our merciful Father.

@mazeldon

Belief in #God is the foundation of Judaism - this is from #CCAR, the official body of #Reformrabbis

The heart of Judaism and its chief contribution to religion is the doctrine of the One, living God, who rules the world through law and love. In Him all existence has its creative source and mankind its ideal of conduct. Though transcending time and space, He is the indwelling Presence of the world. We worship Him as the Lord of the universe and as our merciful Father.

@mazeldon

Belief in #God is the foundation of Judaism - this is from #CCAR, the official body of #Reformrabbis

The heart of Judaism and its chief contribution to religion is the doctrine of the One, living God, who rules the world through law and love. In Him all existence has its creative source and mankind its ideal of conduct. Though transcending time and space, He is the indwelling Presence of the world. We worship Him as the Lord of the universe and as our merciful Father.

@mazeldon

Belief in #God is the foundation of Judaism - this is from #CCAR, the official body of #Reformrabbis

The heart of Judaism and its chief contribution to religion is the doctrine of the One, living God, who rules the world through law and love. In Him all existence has its creative source and mankind its ideal of conduct. Though transcending time and space, He is the indwelling Presence of the world. We worship Him as the Lord of the universe and as our merciful Father.

@mazeldon

A great #shiur on #spirituality from the Reform movement. Johanna Hershenson comments on

Now Bezalel, son of Uri son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, had made ALL that the Eternal had commanded Moses. (Exodus 38)

and on - Just as the Eternal had commanded Moses, so the Israelites had done ALL the work. And when Moses saw that they had performed ALL the tasks – as God had commanded, so they had done – Moses blessed them. (Exodus 39)

https://reformjudaism.org/learning/torah-study/torah-commentary/mishkan-invitation-divine

#HUCJIR #CCAR #ReformJudaism

A great #shiur on #spirituality from the Reform movement. Johanna Hershenson comments on

Now Bezalel, son of Uri son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, had made ALL that the Eternal had commanded Moses. (Exodus 38)

and on - Just as the Eternal had commanded Moses, so the Israelites had done ALL the work. And when Moses saw that they had performed ALL the tasks – as God had commanded, so they had done – Moses blessed them. (Exodus 39)

https://reformjudaism.org/learning/torah-study/torah-commentary/mishkan-invitation-divine

#HUCJIR #CCAR #ReformJudaism

A great #shiur on #spirituality from the Reform movement. Johanna Hershenson comments on

Now Bezalel, son of Uri son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, had made ALL that the Eternal had commanded Moses. (Exodus 38)

and on - Just as the Eternal had commanded Moses, so the Israelites had done ALL the work. And when Moses saw that they had performed ALL the tasks – as God had commanded, so they had done – Moses blessed them. (Exodus 39)

https://reformjudaism.org/learning/torah-study/torah-commentary/mishkan-invitation-divine

#HUCJIR #CCAR #ReformJudaism

Have you used "Gates of Shabbat: Shaarei Shabbat" from #CCAR and the #ReformJewish movement? It is Reform Judaism's classic how-to guide about Shabbat observance and practices. This book is about Shabbat -- the Jewish treasure that comes around every seven days. In the midst of our freedom, Shabbat offers roots and inspiration along with joy and hope.

@mazeldon
#tefila #daven #davening

A great #shiur on #spirituality in #Judaism from the Reform Jewish movement - Mitzvot: The Road to Spiritual Health

https://reformjudaism.org/learning/torah-study/torah-commentary/mitzvot-road-spiritual-health

@judaism @mazeldon
#ReformJudaism #CCAR #HUCJIR

A great #shiur on #spirituality in #Judaism from the Reform Jewish movement - Mitzvot: The Road to Spiritual Health

https://reformjudaism.org/learning/torah-study/torah-commentary/mitzvot-road-spiritual-health

@judaism @mazeldon
#ReformJudaism #CCAR #HUCJIR

A great #shiur on #spirituality in #Judaism from the Reform Jewish movement - Mitzvot: The Road to Spiritual Health

https://reformjudaism.org/learning/torah-study/torah-commentary/mitzvot-road-spiritual-health

@judaism @mazeldon
#ReformJudaism #CCAR #HUCJIR

A great #shiur on #spirituality in #Judaism from the Reform Jewish movement - Mitzvot: The Road to Spiritual Health

https://reformjudaism.org/learning/torah-study/torah-commentary/mitzvot-road-spiritual-health

@judaism @mazeldon
#ReformJudaism #CCAR #HUCJIR

@judaism @mazeldon

A great shiur on spirituality within Judaism from the Reform movement

https://reformjudaism.org/learning/torah-study/torah-commentary/mitzvot-road-spiritual-health

#ReformJudaism #CCAR

@judaism @mazeldon

A great shiur on spirituality within Judaism from the Reform movement

https://reformjudaism.org/learning/torah-study/torah-commentary/mitzvot-road-spiritual-health

#ReformJudaism #CCAR

@hauntedhideaway

Here are the Reform Jews apps and ebooks 🙂

https://www.ccarpress.org/shopping_product_list.asp?catID=3754

#siddur #siddurim #ReformJudaism #CCAR

@hauntedhideaway

Here are the Reform Jews apps and ebooks 🙂

https://www.ccarpress.org/shopping_product_list.asp?catID=3754

#siddur #siddurim #ReformJudaism #CCAR

@hauntedhideaway

Here are the Reform Jews apps and ebooks 🙂

https://www.ccarpress.org/shopping_product_list.asp?catID=3754

#siddur #siddurim #ReformJudaism #CCAR