February 16, 2016

What Sets Us Apart, Brings Us Together

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We are single. We are partnered. We are traditional families. We are interfaith families. We are two-parent families. We are single-parent families. We are college students. We are boomers. We are Millennials. We are lifelong Midwesterners and transplants from all over the world. We are gay. We are straight. We are transgender. We are black. We are brown. We are white. We are young. We are old. We are professionals and we work with our hands. We are business owners. We are employees. We are entrepreneurs. We are observant. We are non-observant. We are here for ourselves. We are here for each other. We are Temple B’nai Jeshurun, a reform Jewish congregation that joyously celebrates what makes us different and what brings us together.