Last Thursday, I blogged about the sensation of walking through life as a visible and invisible privileged minority. I also wrote about how, within North American Judaism, Ashkenazi culture is often taken to be the Jewish culture; we ‘white’ Jews … Continue reading
18th Oct, 2010
Avital Aboody, from Sherman Oaks, CA, attended University of California at Berkeley and is the Tenant Organizer at Urban Homesteading Assistance Board. Read on to see how she is attempting to find sense in the madness of life in New … Continue reading
15th Oct, 2010
In May 2010, I visited Chicago for the weekend and stayed with Jenna Pollock (AVODAH New Orleans 08-09). While there, Jenna invited me to march with her to protest the racist implications and policies of Arizona’s SB 1070. We took … Continue reading
14th Oct, 2010
Shayna Tivona, from Ashland, OR, attended Whitman College and is working as an Associate Director at Housing Unlimited, Inc. in Maryland. In her latest blog post, Shayna describes her hectic life as a Corps member, and explains how her housemates … Continue reading
13th Oct, 2010
Washington, DC Corps member, Michal Rosenoer, works as the Behrend Builders and Community Service Coordinator at the Washington, DC JCC where she coordinates volunteers to repair, rebuild, and renovate low-income houses, homeless shelters, community centers, and other vital community facilities. … Continue reading
11th Oct, 2010
Emily Hoffman is from Charleston, South Carolina, and graduated from Wesleyan University in May. She is currently a New York City Corps member serving as an advocate at the Brooklyn social services organization, Neighbors Together. Emily enjoys singing, dancing, and … Continue reading
8th Oct, 2010
Fourteen years ago, Mark was homeless. Today, he’s the blogger behind InvisiblePeople.tv, a simple but heartrendingly effective blog that affords us intimate access into the lives of individuals who sleep on our streets. InvisiblePeople.tv has a single mission: To make … Continue reading
7th Oct, 2010
The Tishrei moon was waning as we celebrated Simchat Torah last Thursday night at New Orleans’ Beth Israel Synagogue. As I nibbled on salmon salad (in my experience, an AVODAH alum will never say no to free food), I was … Continue reading
4th Oct, 2010
On October 1, 2008-2009 AVODAH alum Ora Nitkin-Kaner joined the Jewish Voices Pursuing Justice team. Ora will be blogging about the intersections of social justice and Judaism and highlighting activist movements across the country. Originally from Toronto, Ontario, Ora received … Continue reading
3rd Oct, 2010
Thank you to AVODAH alum Yaeli Bronstein for contributing this post. As the summer winds down, albeit the New Orleans humidity as strong as ever, the Jewish calendar enters a period of jam-packed holy days. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur … Continue reading
29th Sep, 2010