Rabbi's Week in Review Blog

As feared, the Missouri governor has called a special session in an unprecedented move to further gerrymander Missouri’s congressional districts. I say further in that these districts are already gerrymandered in a way that vastly under represents Missouri’s urban populations, clearly an effort to deny the voices and votes of Black and Brown communities in the state.

There is a rally scheduled on September 10, noon, at the state capitol in Jefferson City.  Look for further information or any date changes. This is not just a fight over any one policy issue, but rather about whether or not we are going to preserve our fundamental democratic rights upon which our country was founded. Now more than ever we need to fight against feelings of discouragement and apathy.  We as Jews, along with so many other communities, cannot remain indifferent or believe our actions don’t matter. They do matter; for us and for so many in our state and in our country.