By: Ilana Krakowski This piece originally appeared on Schmoozify here. I would say I’ve done a fair amount of social justice and environmental work through Jewish groups and organizations. In fact, I attribute a lot of my passion for this … Continue reading
27th Feb, 2012
By: Elise Goldin This piece originally appeared at PursueAction.org here. As someone who is both involved with theater and in the middle of my year as an AVODAH Corps member in Brooklyn, Pursue’s event hosting the Theatre of the Oppressed workshop was a perfect combination. … Continue reading
23rd Feb, 2012
By: Ilana Krakowski This piece originally appeared in an edited version at N Street Village here. On January 25th, I participated in the Point-in-Time Homeless Persons Count for DC alongside six other DC Corps members. This year, 4,000 cities around … Continue reading
21st Feb, 2012
By: Elise Goldin Working as an AVODAH Corp Member as a tenant organizer with the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board has been an enlightening experience. I’ve learned about things I never thought I’d learn like bank practices, mortgages, and foreclosure processes. UHAB organizers work in … Continue reading
13th Feb, 2012
By: Liza Behrendt This piece originally appeared at PursueAction.org here. Jewish law obliges us to look out for the health of others, even at considerable sacrifice. One rabbi in Babylonian Talmud Nedarin advises us to visit the sick 100 times a day, … Continue reading
6th Feb, 2012