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A Field Guide to Becoming Whole: Principles for Poverty Alleviation Ministries
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In the synagogue, Jews were able to keep alive the three things on which their existence depended, Torah or Jewish study, avodah or Jewish worship, and gemilut hassadim, acts of social welfare.28
Jonathan Sacks • A Letter in the Scroll: Understanding Our Jewish Identity and Exploring the Legacy of the World's Oldest Religion
Encourage activities that prepare worshipers to be age-inclusive.
Vanderwell • The Church of All Ages
can we come up with an Option Three Judaism that welcomes Jews of all different backgrounds—and their partners and families of all different backgrounds as well?
Sarah Hurwitz • Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life--in Judaism (After Finally Choosing to Look There)
Empowered Judaism: What Independent Minyanim Can Teach Us about Building Vibrant Jewish Communities
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Eloheh Principles:
Harmony – seeking peace and balance
Respect – honoring the sacred
Accountability – remembering that we’re all related
Our History – looking forward by looking back
Humor – laughing at ourselves
Authenticity – speaking from our hearts (vulnerability)
Equality – learning from everyone
In community – increasing our friendships and relations
the worship service. One asked what her clerical stole meant; another asked about the “children’s sermon”; and another asked if she and the congregation “believed in the Bible.” Giving each question dignity and import, she answered each person clearly and with splashes of humor. Moving toward conclusion, she explained that the congregation’s purpos
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Interlude: The Church as the Restored Temple