The prophet would ask why we continue spending billions of dollars for weapons and tax cuts while cutting aid to the hungry, the sick, the unemployed, and victims of wars and climate disasters.

“Comfort, comfort my people,” God instructed the ancient prophet Isaiah in the 40th chapter of his biblical book, words that begin this Shabbat’s haftarah. This prophetic portion, read annually as ...

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Project Isaiah is the Jewish community’s annual High Holidays food and fund drive benefiting the Community Food Bank of ...

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