Utah faith leaders call for "compassion, civility" amid controversy over homelessness
04/13/2017 12:59:46 PM
"SALT LAKE CITY — Amid continuous and at times fierce contention over state, city and county efforts to overhaul the state's troubled homeless services system, Utah faith leaders Thursday issued a joint statement calling for "compassion and civility."
"The depth and strength of a community’s character can be measured by how it treats its most vulnerable citizens," according to the statement issued by the Salt Lake Interfaith Roundtable."
Women share their journeys of faith for Interfaith Season
03/15/2017 12:58:00 PM
"Virginia Hecker shared her personal experience of moving from a Jewish majority in Detroit to a Jewish minority in Salt Lake City.
Hecker wasn’t raised in a particularly religious family — they were mostly Jewish by culture only. However, when she moved to Utah, she found a book about what Jews believe and she decided to study it.
“Being a good Jew is about living a good life,” Hecker said."
Utah Congregation praying for homeless children this weekend
02/04/2016 12:56:31 PM
"MIDVALE — More than 30 Utah faith communities will offer prayers this weekend in support of homeless children, reflecting on a crisis that policymakers, service organizations and religious leaders are working together to solve.
"Homelessness and hopelessness can go hand in hand, but they do not have to," said Rabbi Ilana Schwartzman from Congregation Kol Ami, during a Thursday press conference at the Road Home Midvale Center about the "Ending Child Homelessness Sabbath."
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Unique menorahs make Hanukkah special for many Jewish families
12/23/2015 12:55:10 PM
"Nearly 70 of the youngest members of Utah's Jewish community descended on Home Depot last Sunday afternoon, donning small, orange aprons as they made their way to paint-splattered tables."
President Uchtdorf calls for peace at "Volkstrauertag" gathering
11/15/2015 12:53:37 PM
"President Dieter F. Uchtdorf knows first-hand what it means to be a refugee. Twice during his childhood — during World War II and, later, the Cold War — he experienced the fear and uncertainty of being displaced from his homeland."
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