‘The blights of society take precedence over the mysteries of heaven’

By Terry Fear

Even though I am a Reform Jew, I am drawn to a more orthodox morning prayer: I give thanks to You, Everlasting King, that You have returned to me my soul with compassion. Great is Your faithfulness.

Intellectually, of course, I know that does not happen. But spiritually, for me, that prayer acknowledges my daily return to God.

I believe that within the soul resides our yearning for social justice. And every morning, I can use that prayer to recommit to lending my voice, if given the opportunity, to someone whom society has made voice-less.

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UHC members take part in Charlottesville Solidarity Vigil at Vigo County Courthouse

United Hebrew Congregation Terre Haute members joined the approximately 150 area residents who attended Sunday’s Charlottesville Solidarity Vigil at Vigo County Courthouse.

The Facebook group Wabash Valley in Solidarity with Charlottesville quickly organized the event in affiliation with the progressive grassroots movement Indivisible in response to a violent Unite the Right rally just day earlier in Charlottesville, Va.

Take a look at some photos from the Terre Haute Charlottesville Solidarity Vigil.

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Some 100 visit as Stained Glass Sunday Afternoon proves a big success

The first Stained Glass Sunday Afternoon in 13 years drew about 100 people, says Community Preservation Specialist Chris Usler.

Even more encouraging, those visitors came motivated to listen and learn. “I was pleasantly surprised not only that we got the turnout we did but the people who did attend were really interested,” says Usler, based at the Western Regional Office in Terre Haute. “They spent a lot of time trying to learn and understand.”

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