Giving Tuesday is upon us once again, an annual opportunity for people around the planet to give whatever they’re able to worthy projects and initiatives of their choice.

Orthodoxy in Dialogue proposes the following three options to our readers, ranked by us in what we consider to be order of priority. You may choose to make a gift to one, two, or all three.

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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

GoFundMe

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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