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Elena Gormley

Elena Gormley is a community organizer, Jewish educator and social work student in the Midwest.

Posted inOpinion

I don’t want to see another cop in front of my synagogue

by Elena Gormley July 22, 2019July 22, 2019

When I turned on my phone after spending a recent Shabbat relaxing with my family on vacation, it beeped with a string of messages, each more stressful than the last. A group of friends in Grand Rapids, Michigan, had organized a march protesting police brutality against the LGBT community and the police presence at the […]

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Posted inFirst Person, Kids & Family, Health, Jewish Life, Opinion

I don’t want kids, but that doesn’t make me a bad Jew

by Elena Gormley June 20, 2019June 20, 2019
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Posted inUncategorized, Religion, Jewish Life

Every Jewish millennial should read these DIY Jewish books from the ’70s

by Elena Gormley May 3, 2019August 20, 2019

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