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PRAYING<br />
WITH OUR FEET<br />
<strong>Shir</strong> <strong>Tikvah</strong> proudly joined in<br />
coalitions to defeat both the<br />
proposed marriage and voter<br />
restriction amendments to the<br />
state constitution.<br />
And we didn’t just lend our<br />
moral support. <strong>Shir</strong> <strong>Tikvah</strong><br />
was a vocal and prominent<br />
presence in the fight. We<br />
convened, strategized,<br />
marched, donated, talked,<br />
phoned, wrote, door-knocked,<br />
and prayed our hearts out<br />
over the past 18 months.<br />
All of our efforts and our<br />
allies’ efforts worked. We<br />
defeated both constitutional<br />
amendments! Minnesotans<br />
have spoken out against<br />
discrimination and injustice,<br />
and for fairness, justice, and<br />
Tikkun Olam.<br />
The <strong>Shir</strong> <strong>Tikvah</strong> community can<br />
be proud of our involvement<br />
and leadership. Of course,<br />
there is more work to be<br />
done to repair this world.<br />
But for this moment, we say<br />
the Shehecheyanu and Yasher<br />
Koach!<br />
Top: Marching in the PRIDE parade. Middle: The “VOTE NO” sign in front of <strong>Shir</strong> <strong>Tikvah</strong> changes after the<br />
election, and Rabbi Melissa Simon speaks at an anti-amendment event. Left: Voter ID and marriage amendment<br />
signs became part of <strong>Shir</strong> <strong>Tikvah</strong>’s landscape, and Cookie Montgomery stands among scores of allies at PRIDE.<br />
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