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When Does Life Being?
A Jewish Perspective “Nineteen hundred years ago when Caesar Anthony asked this question of Rabbi Yehudah Ha’Nasee, the rabbi replied: “From the moment the fetus emerges from the womb” (Midrash Bereishit Rabbah 34:10). The 11th-century Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki (Rashi) explained: “for the fetus in the womb is not considered a person until it is born”…
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Trying Something and Failing is Far Better than Not Trying and Regretting – Ross Reck
Many people have bought into the myth that failure is fatal and is something that should be avoided. In reality, failure is nothing more than a very effective learning experience. Most of our greatest accomplishments were made possible through failure—learning to walk, ride a bike and drive.
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Mattel Accused of Promoting White Supremacy using White Jesus
“Mattel also sells a more expensive, “deluxe” Fisher Price Nativity, which depicts the Magi as people of color. But rather than introducing diversity, as we hope Mattel intended, it just depicts all of the holy characters as white while only including people of color in smaller supporting roles. That introduces an explicit racial hierarchy that…
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A Small Area of Diversity in a Hate Filled GOP State
Happy #Pride Jacksonville! Catch these colors on the Acosta Bridge all week.
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Ross Reck: Let Yourself Rest
My wife sent me this post from The Contemplative Monk written by Jeff Foster and Titled, “Let Yourself Rest.” Seeing as how we are emerging from more than a year of very stressful times, I thought that it important that I share it. I think we all need some rest. “If you’re exhausted, rest.If you don’t feel…