Clean Speech is a Jewish educational mlovment aiming to unite communities to build a more positive, respectful, and peaceful world. This year’s Cleveland campaign started March 1, and encompasses an education workbook to improve how people speak about themselves and others, and extends through the month.
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And (the Almighty) took Abraham outside and said to him, “Look up, please at the heavens and count the stars, if you are able to count them!” And He said to him, “So too, will be your descendants!” (Genesis 15:5) Rabbi Yisrael ben Eliezer, The Baal Shem Tov, the founder of the Hassidic movement, explained that […]
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Cleveland Jews of all ages and denominations will join together to study the concept of ethical speech, with daily online lessons in a monthlong campaign called Clean Speech Cleveland. Started in Denver in 2019 by Rabbi Raphael Leban, the campaign has caught on in other cities, such as Cincinnati; Chicago; St. Louis; Ottawa, Canada; Minneapolis; […]
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In major cities across North America and amid stark and persistent political divisions, a new movement is catching on, bent on toning down the vitriol that saturates social media, divides communities, disrupts friendships and even upends family get-togethers. The goal: to turn even political disagreements into respectful, constructive interactions. Launched four years ago by Rabbi […]
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