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GBIO
GBIO
Since 2003, Dorshei Tzedek has been an active member of the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization (GBIO). GBIO is a coalition of area churches, synagogues, mosques, and community groups that work toward social change by organizing people, building power, and developing local leadership. Built on the basis of shared values and a strong commitment to social justice, GBIO brings people together across racial, ethnic and religious lines to work toward common goals, identified through a process of grassroots participation.
Dorshei Tzedek’s institutional commitment to GBIO includes a significant annual financial commitment (1% of our annual operating budget) and an agreement to send significant membership representation to GBIO actions at which key elected officials and/or other leaders are introduced to and held accountable for addressing identified, actionable issues. Over the years, CDT members have participated in a variety of “campaigns” that helped bring about important change. Some of these include, among others, the following:
- Affordable housing
- Nursing home workers rights
- Financial education around debt reduction and asset building
- Access to affordable health care
- Support of the Community Preservations Act
- The rebuilding of the Dearborn Middle School in Roxbury
- The improvement of the Jeep Jones Park in Roxbury
- Substantive criminal justice reform
GBIO’s current agenda (2019-2020) focuses on “Refounding,” an effort to expand its membership to include more faith communities and other organizations representing a broader spectrum of diversity – religious, racial, ethnic, and economic. In addition, GBIO’s Health Care Reform campaign prioritizes three issues: reducing the cost of prescription drugs, insuring parity for mental health care and substance abuse treatment, and limiting the cost of out of pocket, surprise billing. A meeting on November 4 with Senate leadership drew about 850 participants from GBIO membership congregations. Currently GBIO is planning in-district meetings for local communities to affirm with their House representatives their interest in seeing health care reform enacted in the legislature.
CDT has a strong commitment to GBIO. The GBIO team at CDT includes Louise Enoch and Tony Broh, who are the “Co-Liaisons,” Paul Hattis and Rob Saper, who are the “Health Care Co-Captains,” and Alan Epstein, who is a member of the GBIO Strategy Team (which functions like a board of directors). Our clergy participate on a clergy team with other faith community members. And our team, of course, also includes our many interested CDT members who have participated in both our CDT GBIO meetings, as well as attended other large and small GBIO actions and meetings in the Greater Boston area.
Activities
- February – GBIO In-district Meetings for Health Care campaign
- March – First GBIO Liaison meetings in new Refounding organization
- April – Meeting with Governor Baker and Attorney General Healey advocating for COVID-related issues
- May – Public release of “Bound in Love” video. Watch it here.
With questions about any or all of this, please contact Louise (lpenoch@rcn.com) or Tony (c.anthony@broh.com).
The 4/28 listening session note taking form can be found HERE.
Sat, January 28 2023
6 Shevat 5783
Upcoming Events
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Saturday ,
JanJanuary 28 , 2023Mindful Shabbat
Shabbat, Jan 28th 8:45a to 9:45a
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Saturday ,
JanJanuary 28 , 2023Shabbat Morning Services
Shabbat, Jan 28th 10:00a to 12:00p
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Saturday ,
JanJanuary 28 , 2023Shabbat Learner's Minyan
Shabbat, Jan 28th 10:00a to 12:00p
Join Akiva Nelson, CDT’s Rabbinic Intern, for the upcoming Learner’s Minyan, where we will explore the meaning, history, choreography, and structure of the Shabbat morning prayer service. This is a 4-week course, from 10-12 p.m. on Saturday mornings (Jan. 21st, 28th, Feb. 4th, and 11th @ 2nd Church). -
Saturday ,
JanJanuary 28 , 2023Havdalah in Honor of Melissa Colten
Shabbat, Jan 28th 5:00p to 6:30p
5:00-6:00 pm: Havdalah, schmoozing, and program (masks mandatory) 6:00-6:30 pm: L’chaim and nosh (masks optional) -
Sunday ,
JanJanuary 29 , 2023Sunday Religious School
Sunday, Jan 29th 9:30a to 12:00p
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Sunday ,
JanJanuary 29 , 2023Kitah Zayin Family Ed
Sunday, Jan 29th 9:30a to 12:00p
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Sunday ,
JanJanuary 29 , 2023GBIO Housing Teach In
Sunday, Jan 29th 2:00p to 3:30p
CDT's GBIO Core Team will be getting into the details with you about the Housing Justice Campaign that is currently launching. -
Sunday ,
JanJanuary 29 , 2023January HBT & CDT High School Youth Group Collaboration!
Sunday, Jan 29th 5:00p to 7:00p
Join Dorshei Tzedek’s High School Youth Group for an interactive and connective excursion to the Congregation Hillel B’Nei Torah’s youth space! -
Tuesday ,
JanJanuary 31 , 2023Mindful Mornings
Tuesday, Jan 31st 8:30a to 9:15a
This twice-weekly gathering combines guided and silent meditation to develop our capacity for mindful awareness and to cultivate qualities of patience, gratitude, and compassion. -
Tuesday ,
JanJanuary 31 , 2023Tuesday Religious School
Tuesday, Jan 31st 4:00p to 6:00p
Zmanim
Alot Hashachar | 5:36am |
Earliest Tallit | 6:09am |
Netz (Sunrise) | 7:03am |
Latest Shema | 9:30am |
Zman Tefillah | 10:20am |
Chatzot (Midday) | 11:58am |
Mincha Gedola | 12:23pm |
Mincha Ketana | 2:51pm |
Plag HaMincha | 3:52pm |
Shkiah (Sunset) | 4:54pm |
Havdalah | 5:44pm |
Tzeit Hakochavim | 5:38pm |
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