Pursuing Sustainable Tikkun Olam in India and Israel
by Miriam Wasser, participant in Masa Israel's LIFE program I applied to Masa Israel’s LIFE, a nine-month service-learning program based in Israel and India, because...
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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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Social Activism
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Costumes Meet Community at Gragger!
For the fifth straight year, Gragger!, the Workmen's Circle's Radical Purim Party attracted a multigenerational crowd eager to “boo” at the appropriate times and dance...
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20s & 30s
Got Questions about ReachOut!? We've got answers:
What is ReachOut!? ReachOut! is the answer to your volunteer and community needs. Sign up and volunteer one night a week for 10 weeks. You'll...
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Introducing the Boston-Haifa Connection Young Lawyers Newsletter
by Elizabeth Goldman The Boston-Haifa Connection is proud to release the inaugural issue of the Young Lawyers Newsletter, an exciting collaborative effort of attorneys in...
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Israel & Overseas
Riding the Buses in Jerusalem
I am writing from Jerusalem where I am on a study tour with 23 women from the National Council of Jewish Women. We are here...
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Israel & Overseas
Why Haifa's J14 Protest Movement Shows Young Adults Are Investing in Israel's Future
As we wait to see what kind of long-term effects the Occupy Wall Street and the local Occupy Boston movements have, it’s clear the Israeli...
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Israel & Overseas
The Path of Social Justice: Community Service that Endures
Last year, B’nai TELEM students from Temple Shir Tikvah in Winchester took time to visit seniors at the Hearthstone Senior Facility in Woburn. Youth Director...
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Occupy Judaism Gains Support, Recognition at Occupy Boston
The major holidays have come and gone, and Jewish Bostonians are hanging up their Simchat Torah dancing shoes, putting their Sukkot into storage, and beginning...
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Community News
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Shabbot Shalom from Israel, an OTZMAnikim's new home
Shabbat Shalom! And Shalom from Karmi’el, Israel, my new home for the next three months. My name is Billie Hirsch, and I am a 22-year...
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