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Today’s Supreme Court Ruling Overturning Roe V. Wade

by Rabbi Andrea London

June 24, 2022

Shalom. Today’s Supreme Court ruling means that access to abortion care will be severely limited in certain states, and its consequences will be most dire for those who lack resources. …

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Rally To Fight Racism In Evanston and Buffalo, NY

by Rabbi Andrea London

May 16, 2022

Yesterday, 10 precious human beings were murdered in a grocery store frequented by African Americans in Buffalo, NY—yet another act fueled by racist rhetoric and made possible by a legal …

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Soul Podcast! Episode 3- Refuah Shlema

by Rabbi Andrea London

May 5, 2022

  Join Rabbi Andrea London and Cantorial Student Sarina Elenbogen-Siegel for this podcast of healing, wholeness, and peace.    

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Soul Podcast! Episode 2- Laila Tov

by Rabbi Andrea London

April 28, 2022

Ease into your evening with meditation and song by Rabbi Andrea London and Cantorial Student Sarina Elenbogen-Siegel. Photo by Dina Elenbogen, Design by Ilan Elenbogen-Siegel    

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Soul Podcast! Episode 1- Boker Tov

by Rabbi Andrea London

March 23, 2022

Join Rabbi Andrea London and Student Cantor Sarina Elenbogen-Siegel in a gratitude-filled morning ritual in song, meditation, and readings. In this soul podcast, you can take your morning prayers with …

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Congregational News

Annual Meeting Address

by Rabbi Andrea London

March 22, 2022

As I was preparing my remarks for this annual meeting, the words of one of my favorite poems kept ringing in my ears. I share it with you here. “A …

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New Year’s Reflections

by Rabbi Andrea London

December 31, 2021

Last January, Amanda Gorman inspired us at Joe Biden’s inauguration with her poem and her beautiful reading of it. As the year ends, she hits all the right notes in …

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Thanksgiving Prayer 2021

by Rabbi Andrea London

November 24, 2021

Land acknowledgment: This is the land of the Council of Three Fires, the Potawatomi, Ojibwe and Odawa. This land also served as an important meeting place for Miami, Ho-Chunk, the …

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Prayer for Evanston’s Annual Interfaith Action Thanksgiving Service

by Rabbi Andrea London

November 24, 2021

The remarks and prayer I offered this evening at Evanston’s annual Interfaith Action Thanksgiving service. In the mythology of this country, we laud the industrious pilgrims who came here seeking …

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Awaiting Election Results

by Rabbi Andrea London

November 6, 2021

As we enter the third-day post-election without a definitive victor in the presidential race and as both senate races in Georgia appear to be heading to a runoff election in …

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Divrei Torah (Sermons)

Current events in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank

by Rabbi Andrea London

May 14, 2021

When I first became an Israeli-Palestinian peace activist more than 30 years ago, I thought the conflict in Israel was between Jews and Palestinians. Over the years I’ve come to …

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