Rabbi Sandra
@rabbisandra
Rabbi & Executive Director for @ncjews4justice.bsky.social ✊🏽 Musician & Songwriter | Activist |Speaker. ✡️🏳️🌈🌱 👇🏾 Read the newsletter: RabbiSandra.substack.com
Join @ncjews4justice.bsky.social on July 22 in Raleigh to oppose plans to reopen the former Rivers Correctional Institution in Winton as an ICE detention center. Human dignity, due process, and community—not detention. #StopICEExpansion #NCJustice
62 years ago today, President L.B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law. My tradition teaches that every human being is created in the image of God. If that's true, then no one should be denied a voice in our democracy. Those who are equal before God should be equal in the polling booth.
As we close out Pride month, I’m sharing a piece that I wrote on Substack last week rabbisandra.substack.com/p/i-love-bei...
Monday gratitude: for sunshine, song, friendship, and the wisdom of a tradition that teaches us to pause long enough to notice blessings. May this week bring opportunities to do good, seek justice, and make room for joy
Harmonica blues news you can use on the reflecting pool. Happy summer solstice! Also happy world music day.
I love being Black because in a world that is still working to diminish us, we are still here. Still creating. Still dreaming. Still free in ways they cannot touch. rabbisandra.substack.com/p/why-i-love...
At the White House on America’s 250th birthday a UFC called Michelle Obama a man
The U.S. Postal Service has proposed a rule that would allow it to refuse to deliver mail ballots in states that do not provide voter-roll information requested by the federal government.
A lie does not need an army. It only needs an audience. The army comes later. That is the sin of this week’s parashah. It is also the morning news. rabbisandra.substack.com/p/an-evil-re...
According to State Department data released Friday, every one of the 599 refugees admitted last month was a white South African. Since October 1, 2025, the United States has admitted 6,668 refugees. Of those, 6,665 were white South Africans.
Trump is turning 80 years old says he wants world peace for his birthday But he took out the leader of Venezuela Now he’s bombing Iran Lord, I don’t know much But that don’t sound like peace to me
Before I became a rabbi, I was a personal trainer. I helped people lose weight, get stronger, and build confidence. What I never did was shame them. I see a lot of fitness influencers mocking people for their size or fitness level. I don’t get it.
Good morning. Out here in the wild doing my slide guitar practice; it’s a work in progress, the slowest progress but still progress.
Update: of the 31 remaining 22 are Christian The full list of 31 is Agnostic (AN) Baha'i faith (BH) Buddhism (BU) Christian - Assemblies of God (AG) Christian - Baptist (BA) Christian - Brethren (BR) Christian - Catholic (CA) Christian - Church of Christ (CC) Christian - Church of God (CG)
Posing with 3 of my favorite rabbis while in NYC and none of us live in NYC
I’ve got a lot of things from playing music over the years, but this is extra special. A young girl gave me flowers today.
My upcoming summer music dates. I'm still booking dates and to stay up to date visit my music website rabbisandramusic.com
Went to my favorite open mic at The Eddy in Saxapahaw NC. The song is This Train by Woody Guthrie and in my head I’m bringing in Sister Rosetta Tharpe
