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The 77% Weekly
The 40/52-weeks-a-year, quick-reading, thought-lingering, spiritual-religious newsletter.

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From the desk of Rabbi Brian.

Merry Whatever…

Box on whiteLast year for our family holiday newsletter photo, I donned a Santa hat.

Some people thought that was odd.

Some people think that they are this, which they believe procludes them from being that.  I don’t think that way.

I’m not so skittish.

God
and religion, as best I understand both, are inclusive – not meant to
separate us from each other or our experience of life, but to bring us
together.

(This is important, so let me put it here one more time: God
and religion, as best I understand both, are inclusive – not meant to
separate us from each other or our experience of life, but to bring us
together.
)

Consequently, this week, I’m very glad to wish you both a Happy Chanukkah and a Merry Christmas.

With love,


Rabbi Brian

Note: when I visit a church and everyone sings a hymn that mentions Jesus is King, I sing along too. This doesn’t mean that I’m a Jews for Jesus or a messianic Jew. Just that (the) God (of my understanding) is BEYOND (way beyond) playing teams.

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77% Weekly Newsletter
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