We Shall Overcome... Together. Jews and African Americans During the Civil Rights Movement
One of jobs as a history educator is to take events that might be abstract concepts to my students and facilitate their making some sort...
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The Miracle of Lights, Science Style
By Oren Mangoubi, MIT graduate student and ConnecTech ambassador What do the Maccabees, physics, and curious four-year-olds have to do with each other? Turns out...
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Tevel b'Tzedek - Volunteer Opportunities in Nepal - Next Session February 2012
Tevel B'Tzedek ― a new non-profit organization for social and environmental justice invites intellectually curious, socially engaged, adventurous and enterprising volunteers to a four month...
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David Schwartz is fighting for food justice
This is the second profile in a series highlighting the work Jewish Organizing Fellows and alumni are doing to fight for justice. David Schwartz, current...
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Joanna Lubkin is fighting to act on Jewish values
This is the first profile in a series highlighting the work Jewish Organizing Fellows and alumni are doing to fight for justice. Joanna Lubkin, alumnus...
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What's Jewish about Gay Pride?
Last Shabbat, I was invited by Rav Claudia Kreiman to give the drash (sermon) at Temple Beth Zion in Brookline for the GLBTQ Pride Shabbat....
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Who's Behind the Wendy's/Adoption Choices Collaboration?
Hopefully by now you've read our previous blog post about the Wendy's free Jr. Frosty's coupon booklets that benefit Adoption Choices. You probably wondered as...
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Lisa Vinikoor is fighting to stop foreclosures
This is the fourth profile in a series highlighting the work Jewish Organizing Fellows and alumni are doing to fight for justice. Lisa Vinikoor, Alumna...
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Ten Things You Can Do Today to Strengthen Our Community
1. Find truth in the Torah. Ask your rabbi to give a Dvar Torah (or write your own) about the tragic events of the past month and...
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Ending Hate on the 10th of Tevet
The Jewish calendar has a half-dozen or so "minor" fast days -- minor both in the sense of "less important in the grand scheme of...
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