“When and if, all the Jews, Muslims, LGBTQIA, People of Color, People of less privileged socio-economic status, and so on, with the help of allies, gather to cry out loud: “WE RESIST” there is nothing we cannot accomplish!”

—  Abby Stein

IfNotNow Torah, February 24, 2017 https://medium.com/ifnotnowtorah/a-timely-lesson-lets-rise-up-together-30f4e869088a#.4vrm67rcq/
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