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Moti Rieber

Moti Rieber

Rabbi Moti Rieber is executive director of Kansas Interfaith Action, a statewide, multifaith issue-advocacy organization that works on a variety of social, economic and climate justice issues. Visit KansasInterfaithAction.org for more information. He lives in Overland Park.

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Attorney General Kris Kobach testified in support of a Senate bill restricting the influence of ESG, or investment campaigns tied to environmental, social and corporate governance interests, because the state pension system should invest for the best possible return rather than consider secondary factors. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)

Kansas Legislature’s clumsy regulatory attempt would remove vital tool to fight climate crisis

By: - March 14, 2023

I’ve been around the Kansas Legislature for a while now, and a topic that comes up regularly is legislative attempts to prevent policies to address the challenge of human-caused climate disruption. I remember some years ago when Agenda 21 was the thing — the United Nations was going to send black helicopters to take away […]

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Rabbi Moti Rieber

If Kansas legislators choose, a sensible and moderate path out of chaos awaits them

By: - January 18, 2023

The Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Rabbi Moti Rieber is executive director of Kansas Interfaith Action, a statewide, multifaith issue-advocacy organization that works on a variety of social, economic and climate justice […]

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The dome of the Kansas Statehouse soars above those working in the building. (Clay Wirestone/Kansas Reflector)

As people of faith, we must act to protect democracy in Kansas and U.S.

By: - October 6, 2022

The Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Rabbi Moti Rieber is executive director of Kansas Interfaith Action, a statewide, multifaith issue-advocacy organization that works on a variety of social, economic and climate justice […]

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Most if not all the important provisions in the Kansas Legislature's Parents' Bill of Rights are already in place, writes Rabbi Moti Rieber. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

Parents’ Bill of Rights bill disguises moral panic as responsible legislating

By: - March 18, 2022

The Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Rabbi Moti Rieber is executive director of Kansas Interfaith Action, a statewide, multifaith issue-advocacy organization that works on a variety of social, economic and climate justice […]