Cold in Gaza

Mohammed al-Hawajri

2015

Inga Leonova has written—and Public Orthodoxy has published—a genuinely bizarre article. Darkly titled “Strike the Jew,” Leonova’s essay comprises at least three incongruous elements: (1) valid observations about rising Western antisemitism and the Orthodox Church’s abiding complicity in it; (2) unfounded assertions about the events of October 7 and Israel’s genocidal response to them; and (3) apocalyptic pronouncements about the supposedly eternal, transhistorical, and ineradicable hold that anti-Jewish bigotry enjoys across the entire world. Responding to every issue raised in Leonova’s piece would require far more space than the present article allows for. Instead, I will offer a series of observations that help to disentangle the various issues that Leonova problematically—indeed, damagingly—attempts to sandwich together. Read More

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Grant rest eternal in blessed repose, O Lord,

to the souls of Thy servants who have fallen asleep,

and may their memory be eternal.

Memory eternal. Memory eternal. Memory eternal.

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We have reached our goal in 12 days! Many thanks to all for your generous hearts!

Additional funds collected will continue to be rerouted to Andrew’s bank account.

Goal

$1000 CAD / $750 USD

Total Donations as of November 30

$1000 CAD / $750 USD

21 Donors

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Greetings, brothers, sisters, and siblings in Christ,

Orthodoxy in Dialogue has conducted a successful Nativity Fast appeal every year since 2017. In the past, we’ve set a goal of several thousands of dollars, and distributed the funds on Christmas Eve to the homeless on the frigid streets of downtown Toronto. Your generosity and kindness have been phenomenal over the years.

This year, we’re setting our sights on Africa, with a modest goal of $750 USD / $1000 CAD.

We’ve known Andrew for a number of years. He’s a 34-year old gay Catholic man from Uganda. In July 2019, he fled homophobic violence in his home country and landed in the Kakuma Refugee Camp, located in northwestern Kenya and administered by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

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Transgender Awareness Week

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As the most well-known forum globally for LGBTQ advocacy in the Orthodox Church, we in the worldwide Orthodoxy in Dialogue family extend best wishes, much love, and many prayers to our transgender brothers, sisters, and siblings, to their families, and to their allies. 

We pray especially for your joy, your thriving, and your safety, within your homes, your workplaces, your schools, your faith communities, and the wider society in which you live.

God holds you tightly in His embrace, as do His Most-Pure Mother with all the saints and angels of heaven. The ocean of divine love for you is infinitely deeper than you can possibly imagine.

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