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Four Questions with philanthropist Jay Ruderman
Jay Ruderman is the president of the Ruderman Family Foundation, a leading funder of disability advocacy in the Jewish community and programs strengthening the relationship between Israelis...
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A New Year, a New Commitment to Service
With the start of a new year, we usually take this time to reflect on the year that past. We think about what we can...
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FAST to FEED: Help Fight Hunger in Greater Boston
On Yom Kippur, most of us wake up hungry by choice, but many in our own community wake up...
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Bread and Roses at the Labor Day BBQ
By Leah Madsen Labor Day is the last hurrah of summer. Labor day is for firing up the grill, driving to the beach one last...
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Closing Achievement Gaps in Framingham
Over the last several years, the Jewish community in Greater Framingham has been growing, according to CJP’s 2005 Greater Boston Community Survey. The Jewish population...
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Where Justice Dwells: A Hands-On Guide to Doing Social Justice in your Jewish Community
If you are Jewish, if you are politically aware, and if you want to do something real, read this book. Rabbi Jill Jacobs is brilliant...
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Four Questions with Rabbi Jill Jacobs, Executive Director of Rabbis for Human Rights - North America
Last month, Rabbi Jill Jacobs became Executive Director of Rabbis for Human Rights – North America, an organization working to involve Rabbis in the...
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How I Give My Best
B’nai TELEM is not just about collecting donations or volunteering at shelters or schools. It’s about cultivating and engaging our next Jewish leaders and activists....
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March Madness? What about Match Madness?!
While Jews are well known superstars of baseball, there is not much talk about Jews and basketball. And though Jordan Faramar and Omri Casspi are representing...
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Turn it Upside Down
One of my coworkers always says that part of life is how you tell the story. When her daughter got into college, she was so...
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