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Julie’s Jar: Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021
Joshua M. Greene taught Holocaust history at Hofstra University. Recently, he wrote, “The further the Holocaust recedes into history, the more we witness a dangerous trend toward substituting generic commemoration
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Julie’s Jar: Whose Story Gets Remembered?
He is the so-called father of modern gynecology: Dr. J. Marion Sims. It was the mid-1800s when he began conducting experimental surgeries in Montgomery, Alabama. These surgeries were “performed” on
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Julie’s Jar: Extending the Table
Twelve people showed up for a Zoom meeting on a Saturday at 2 in the afternoon; four of them didn’t have any connection to our congregation before the meeting. Three
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Julie’s Jar: I Could Hear the People Praying
The sunset on Christmas Eve was beautiful. The rain that lingered most of the day had ceased, leaving the church parking lot freshly washed for our first ever parking lot
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Julie’s Jar: Fuel of Faith
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances,” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18). In ALL circumstances? No one I know has given thanks for 2020, as if a year has