Abby J. Leibman
By Abby J. Leibman
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Community Next Pride month, we need to talk about LGBTQ food insecurity
While Pride Month recently gave us the opportunity to reflect on all of the contributions and successes of the LGBTQ community, it also demanded an awareness of the many challenges the community continues to confront. At MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, we know that among those challenges is food insecurity — a challenge too…
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Community Passover must inspire us to address the plague of hunger
This year has been a storm of enormous and unanticipated challenges, devastating loss and limited resources with which to respond. More than half a million people in the U.S. have died from COVID-19 in the past year, and millions more have suffered with illness, job loss and isolation from family and friends. In that sea…
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Opinion The Jewish Case Against Trump’s Budget From Hell
President Trump recently released his full budget proposal, which he titled “The Foundation for American Greatness.” It is an understatement to say that this budget comes nowhere close to living up to its grandiose title. In truth, it presents a dark vision for America, one at odds with all this country has stood for since…
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Opinion The Government’s Bitter Herb Budget
We will soon join together with friends and family to honor Passover, a tradition which begins with the proclamation: “Let all who are hungry come and eat.” This invitation, presented in eight simple words, speaks volumes about the Jewish value of caring for the most vulnerable among us. Although we no longer invite strangers into…
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