I'm live-tweeting @HIASrefugees conference call happening right now abt. the state of asylum seekers right now.@truahrabbis #KeepFamiliesTogether The conditions people are fleeing from: gang violence, failed states, gangs extorting money, gangs asking young girls to be their "girlfriends", family members killed in front of them...@HIASrefugees

1/ Whenever I go into despair re: the painful times we are living in, I think of ancestors who survived the worst, & still maintained their humanity. I’m going to share about one tonight. #SpiritualGuidance4Now #FamiliesBelongTogether Rabbi Kalonymous Kalman Shapira was the rabbi of the Warsaw ghetto during the Holocaust. Despite the harrowing, murderous conditions, he counseled his community to make sure they continued to develop their inner life...#SpiritualGuidance4Now #FamiliesBelongTogether 2/

1/ THREAD: Concerned abt the heinous policies separating families? Here's a whole list of actions u can take. TY to Rabbi @salempearce @truahrabbis You can 1) educate yourself 2) Donate 3) call your MOC & senators to support bills. Here we go: 2/ LEARN: @truahrabbis Rabbi @rebamy1 & Lorena Melgarej of @FIABayArea wrote this op-ed on the issue in The Forward. op-ed on the issue in @jdforward forward.com/scribe/402569/…