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Sukkot asks us to spend time in something fragile and temporary—and still call it sacred. Maybe the lesson isn’t that we can make life secure. Maybe it’s that we can still build, gather, and find joy even when it isn’t. 🌿 What is Sukkot asking you to notice this year?

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 29/09/2026

Had a wonderful meeting today with Rev. Lisa B. Garcia-Sampson. So grateful for her friendship and for the partnership between UU Justice NC and Carolina Jews for Justice. This work is better when we do it together. 💜

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 29/09/2026

I love Libra season because my birthday is coming. But I sit in meetings with mostly white people, and they talk about how happy they are that it’s fall. I don’t like fall because winter is coming. So somebody explain this to me: why do white people like fall so much?

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is a make-me presidency Congress says taxpayer money can't pay for political ads, so Trump ran two in a week If he makes us, @democracydefendersaction.org & partners are ready, & the courts have slapped him down plenty The latest w/ @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social👇 -TN

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 28/09/2026

Day 617 of a 34-count convicted felon serving as President of the United States.

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 27/09/2026

Our next Zoom Torah Study is Saturday, Oct. 24 at 10 AM ET. We’ll explore Lech-Lecha together—ask questions, wrestle with the text, and make connections. No Hebrew or text-study experience needed. Just curiosity. Join The Study, my $10/month Patreon tier, to participate. patreon.com/rabbisandra

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 27/09/2026

Day 615 of a convicted felon serving as President of the United States.

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 25/09/2026

It’s Libra season!! ♎️ Time for balance, beauty, connection, and just the right amount of indecision. 😂 Happy Libra season to my fellow Libras! 💜

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19thnews @19thnews.org · 24/09/2026

Texas’ highest criminal court rejected an appeal from prosecutors seeking to reinstate the 2018 conviction of Crystal Mason, meaning the Fort Worth woman will not have to serve a five-year sentence for casting a provisional vote in 2016 while on supervised release.

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Crystal Mason prevails in fight over illegal voting conviction

The court ruling means the Texas woman will not have to serve a five-year sentence for casting a provisional vote in 2016 while on supervised release.

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Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 21/09/2026

Today is a great day to fire Pete Hegseth.

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 18/09/2026

Memory is also a form of listening. To remember truthfully means listening to the past instead of using it as a flattering backdrop. A country can build memorials. It can teach the dates. It can say “never again.” rabbisandra.substack.com/p/haazinu-wh...

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Ha’azinu: What Are We Willing to Hear

This week’s Torah portion is a song.

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 18/09/2026

Ya'll the GOP is now too racist for Karl Rove and Tucker Carlson. Let that sink in.

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 18/09/2026

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 18/09/2026

I will be leading Torah study at Judea Reform in Durham on Saturday September 19. It starts at 9 AM Eastern. If you can come in person that would be great. Otherwise here’s the Zoom link. www.judeareform.org/torah-study....

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 17/09/2026

Trump must be absolutely pissed. The Fed just raised interest rates for the first time in three years. 😂 Oh look he is👇

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 16/09/2026

The Kennedy Center board says they’ll go broke unless Trump’s name goes back on the building. Which is wild, considering they started going broke after they put his name on it. He set the kitchen on fire, and now they’re saying the only way to save the house is to give him back the matches.

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 14/09/2026

I’m excited to be part of Shir Chadash!, a Jewish music, arts, and spirituality retreat happening October 28–November 1 in the beautiful Hudson Valley. Use discount code RABBISANDRA when you register. Learn more and register at ShirChadashRetreat.org shirchadashretreat.org

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 14/09/2026

As the second day of Rosh Hashanah comes to a close and we move deeper into the Days of Awe, ask yourself: What am I carrying from the past year that I do not want to carry into the new one?

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 11/09/2026

Rosh Hashanah, Memory, and Who Belongs Tonight begins Rosh Hashanah, and today also marks the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001. One of the recurring themes of our holiday is that we are asked to remember. rabbisandra.substack.com/p/rosh-hasha...

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Rosh Hashanah, Memory, and Who Belongs

Tonight begins Rosh Hashanah, and today also marks the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Phang: I’m here in Dallas, Texas, at the Republican National Convention’s midterm convention. I can tell you it’s an incredibly underwhelming energy here. Many of you may have been to conventions in other cities. There is a dynamic, almost frenetic energy surrounding a convention. Here? Womp womp

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 10/09/2026

Is there some awkward meaning behind this comment or are you just trying to spread joy. If the latter go forth and spread joy.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

you can be arrested if you give water to people waiting on line to vote

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 10/09/2026

Who do I want to be in the year ahead, and what do I need to change in order to become that person?

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 10/09/2026

Come and check us out www.facebook.com/groups/rabbi...

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 08/09/2026

I’m increasingly convinced that curiosity is one of the most important qualities we can bring to leadership. The moment we assume we understand why someone did something is usually the moment we stop learning.

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 08/09/2026

This past Shabbat I gave a sermon at Beth Meyer in Raleigh here is the entire sermon. The focus of the sermon is what does the Torah mean when it says Kulchem aka All of You youtu.be/HbxAN7-GVgY?...

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All of You. A Shabbat Morning Message September 5, 2026

YouTube video by Rabbi Sandra: Torah, Tunes & Tangents

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 08/09/2026

With the extreme far-right winning in a German state election, and Trump posting images of a map showing the U.S. and Canada as one country, am I crazy for worrying that we might be heading toward World War III and that America is will be on the wrong side of history?

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 07/09/2026

From the current occupant of the White House, aka the man who is supposed to be our president. A man who is supposed to understand that being president means being president for all people.

Alt text: Screenshot of a Truth Social post from Donald Trump on Labor Day. The post begins, “Happy Labor Day to all,” before attacking “Radical Left Lunatics, Communists, and Democrats,” calling them “deranged,” accusing them of trying to destroy the country, and declaring that Republicans will win the midterms and “SAVE AMERICA.”

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 07/09/2026

Happy Labor Day! Let’s remember why this day exists. Workers organized, fought, and sacrificed for fair wages, safer workplaces, reasonable hours, and the right to have a voice on the job.

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 05/09/2026

Found out today I may have more in common with the Alter Rebbe, an 18th century Hasidic Master, than I thought.

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Mind Blown Avatar Reaction

ALT: Mind Blown Avatar Reaction

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 03/09/2026

Pierre Damas Bel was a 20 year old A student The shame and humiliation he experienced after ICE placed an ankle monitor on him contributed to his death by suicide. We cannot talk about immigration policy as though it is only about borders, laws, and statistics. www.cnn.com/2026/09/02/u...

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An Ohio college student died in an apparent suicide. His family says he felt ‘humiliated’ by his ICE ankle monitor | CNN

Pierre Damas Bel was killed Monday after he stepped into traffic on Interstate 70 near Springfield, Ohio. The Haitian immigrant’s family says he was distraught over being bullied for wearing an ICE an...

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 03/09/2026

Happy Thursday! This week’s Torah portion reminds us that we are all standing together—across our differences, our experiences, and the places we occupy in community.

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 03/09/2026

Every time we hit a wave of losing legends, I feel we need to protect some celebrities at all costs. Thinking about: Dick Van Dyke, Mel Brooks, Mavis Staples, Smokey Robinson, Rita Moreno, Carol Burnett, Willie Nelson Buddy Guy, Dionne Warwick and David Attenborough

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 03/09/2026

What’s an unwritten rule or small habit in your creative process or work that feels essential, but no one ever formally teaches you?

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 03/09/2026

Guess it's back to the 90's for me

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kvconner.bsky.social @kvconner.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Oh Pls - Bluesky Take care Those moderation lists are screening out some worthy hard-working influential resisters. I hesitate to quit moderation lists bec I've been scorched a few times and recvd some pretty chilling followers

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 02/09/2026

I started something new on Reddit: Everyday Torah — a space to explore how Torah and Jewish wisdom speak to the lives we’re actually living. Ask questions. Wrestle with texts. Share what you’re learning. All levels welcome. If you’re on Reddit, come join us at r/EverydayTorah.

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 30/08/2026

I did a search of myself on Instagram and found cool videos and post that people/institutions shared and never tagged me.

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 29/08/2026

I'm listening to Dolly Parton songs like I just saw her in concert.

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