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Greg Hersh

04/10/20
Posted inOpinion

My Jewish faith spurs me to back prison moratorium

by Greg Hersh September 20, 2023September 20, 2023

JEWISH PEOPLE all over the world recently celebrated Rosh Hashanah, our New Year. As a rabbi, this is a time where I support my community in making teshuvah – a process of repentance and self-transformation that serves as a kind of annual accounting and restoration to the best, holiest versions of ourselves. Judaism teaches that […]

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