Rabbi Joshua Lesser
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Connecting people Lifecycle Designer Builder of Bridges Spiritual Director Seeker of Justice Founder of SOJOURN & Bridges Faith Initiative Rabbi Emeritus CBH
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Joined August 2008
LGBTQ+ immigrants face higher rates of violence, discrimination, and bias. We must create an asylum system that welcomes all and does not restrict asylum access. Take action and donate today: https://t.co/fJxANIRwDH
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PS Performative solidarity for political gain is also antisemitism.
Let's try this again, Kevin this time with the courage to include the long history in your own party. It's true that the US has a long history of antisemitism. It'd be helpful if you challenged it, where you have some influence.
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Let's try this again, Kevin this time with the courage to include the long history in your own party. It's true that the US has a long history of antisemitism. It'd be helpful if you challenged it, where you have some influence.
Several House Democrats have a long history of anti-semitic remarks. It is absolutely unacceptable. Anti-semitism has no place in the United States Congress.
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Our #PrideMonth voices: 🛠 Jamie Miles @TheCraftyDIYGuy 🕍 Rabbi Josh Lesser @rabbijosh 🇺🇸 Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari @LilianaforATL 🏛 GA State Rep. Karla Drenner @KarlaDrenner 🎞 Festival Director Jim Farmer @outonfilm ✨ Dr. Elijah Nicholas @drelinicholas
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No person should have to flee because of who they love or who they are. If they must flee, then we should #WelcomeWithDignity and create humane asylum policies and have national policies that honor LGBTQ+ lives. #PrideMonth
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I am humbled and grateful that I have some bold, loving and brave colleagues that have also embraced a gate-opening model of Judaism rather than the gate-keeping version many of us were trained to employ.
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How we welcome is a reflection of who we are. The end of #Title42 should not lead to more punitive policies. Read our statement: https://t.co/rSBwByXUA1
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Today, we should be celebrating the end of the racist and deadly #Title42 policy. However, @POTUS new asylum ban rule that will take effect at midnight leaves little room for celebration. How we welcome is a reflection of who we are Read our statement: https://t.co/rSBwByYspz
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We must place dignity at the center of our immigration asylum policies. Read our April 2023 Newsletter below:
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🎉THANK YOU to every activist and organization who declared #NoAsylumBan during this public comment timeframe! Read our full letter: https://t.co/YlnZkAViZ5 We must create humane asylum processing with fair adjudications. Asylum is a human right.
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Download: March 27, 2023Submitted via: DirectorBorder and Immigration PolicyOffice of Strategy, Policy, and PlansU.S. Department of Homeland Securitytelephone (202) 447-3459 LaurenAlder ReidAssista…
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From kids in cages, to families ripped apart, to leaked audio of kid's piercing cries, our gov't has failed children seeking safety many times. @POTUS asylum ban will be more of the same & put children in harm’s way. #NoAsylumBan 🚨 SPEAK OUT NOW 📢 https://t.co/F776dtlhfA
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“Death cannot be the cost of our immigration laws. The only crisis at the border is a moral crisis. The only failure is one of courage and justice.” -@BishopSeitz Living out our faith means welcoming ppl in need. 3 DAYS LEFT to speak out against the ban:
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Join us in raising these moral concerns with our legislators. Ask President Biden to Rescind the Proposed Rule Banning AsylumThe proposed rule is illegal, inhumane, and discriminatory. Like the Tr…
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The kind of antiLGBTQ law that was passed in Uganda, urged on by US evangelicals, is exactly why asylum is need and a human right.
Black & LGBTQIA+ migrants seeking asylum face unconscionable persecution on their migration journeys. @POTUS asylum ban will leave them stranded. The gov't is choosing violence. #NoAsylumBan Take Action: https://t.co/F776dtlhfA
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