Photo Memory of the Week
Posted: 2023 May 26
Quote of the Week
"Our last five minutes on earth are running out. We can spend those minutes in meanness, exclusivity, and self-righteous disparagement of those who are different from us, or we can spend them consciously embracing every glowing soul who wanders within our reach – those who, without our caring, would find the vibrant, exhilarating path of life just another sad and forsaken road." - Alice Walker
Source: Wayne Holst's Colleagues List
Posted: 2023 May 25
Lighting a Candle
Website: The OneFamily Camp Timberlane program uniquely mirrors the State of Israel's demographic breakdown, given that terror in Israel impacts the entire population. Each camp year, the children that join us, tragically, but inspirationally, include a mix of kids of Druze, Bedouin, Indian and Ethiopian heritage, and include Jews, Muslims and Christians. We are OneFamily.
Video: Chapel Moments 2022
More information: OneFamily Camp Timberlane
Music of the Week
Posted: 2023 May 25
Tweet of the Week
World map according to fish pic.twitter.com/pcbUWLY16A
— Terrible Maps (@TerribleMaps) May 25, 2023
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