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Seder with a Generous Helping of Social Justice: The ReachOut! Haggadah
This year, when we gather together to celebrate Passover, the Jewish holiday of freedom, we will eat a great meal, enjoy four glasses (at least!)...
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Jewish mentor Jerry Kellman gave Barack Obama major step up career ladder in 1985 in Chicago
The road from unknown young college graduate to President of the United States was a long and winding road for President Barack Obama, and one...
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What Does the Torah Say About Bullying? Parshat Va-y’hi 5771
I remember the moment as though it was yesterday. It was the summer before fourth grade; my family had just moved from Long Island to...
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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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VIDEO CONTEST: Hands On Tzedakah
Our very first entry comes from Julie Chivo: Do you like it? Don't forget to vote! Think you can do better? Prove it!...
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Clergy Against Bullets - Yitro 5771
Yitro 5771- Clergy Against BulletsShabbat Shalom. Let me tell you about my wonderful baby-sitter, Lillie Frazier. Lillie joined us just before I was born, having...
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Four Questions with Jon Feinman, Weightlifting Social Entrepreneur
Jon Feinman combines two classic Jewish interests in his nonprofit work: helping young people, and… weightlifting? Strange as it seems, Jon’s program, InnerCity Weightlifting, is changing...
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Jewish Options for Recovery: An Interview with Jenny Levine
We've recently started featuring blogs about addiction treatment from a Jewish perspective, posted by Treatment4Addiction. The person behind those blog posts is Jenny Levine. Jenny...
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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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Jewish Holocaust survivor was Martin Luther King's German-language PHD tutor at Boston University in early 1950s
A retired Oregon pastor notes in a new book that a Jewish Holocaust survivor was Martin Luther King's German-language PHD exam tutor at Boston University...
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