“Justice, justice you shall pursue.” Perhaps no one embodied the spirit of those words more fiercely than journalist and activist Deborah Cotton, Avodah’s recent New Orleans Partners in Justice Honoree, whom we are deeply saddened to announce died May … Continue reading
By: Rebecca Waxman Rebecca spoke about her experience with AVODAH at the New Orleans Partners in Justice event honoring Carole C. Neff. Her remarks follow below. My one year was the start. My one year, though, was not enough. My … Continue reading
By Aaron Fenster Aaron spoke about his experience as an AVODAH corps member at the Washington, DC Partners in Justice event honoring Marcia E. Weinberg and Rabbi Harold S. White. His remarks follow below. I’d like to tell you a … Continue reading
By: Ilana Krakowski Ilana spoke about her experience as an AVODAH Corps member at the Washington, DC Partners in Justice event honoring Marcia E. Weinberg and Rabbi Harold S. White. Her remarks follow below. Some of you may and some … Continue reading
By: Abi Weber Abi spoke about her experience as an AVODAH corps member at the Chicago Partners in Justice event that honored Rabbi Sam Gordon and Jackie Kaplan-Perkins as well as celebrated the accomplishments of alumna Hollen Reischer and Advisory … Continue reading
By: Hollen Reischer This post originally appeared on Every Person Is Philosopher here. Tomorrow night I have the honor of being acknowledged as “Alumni of the Year” from AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps, the organization through which I did a year of service … Continue reading
Daniel Weyl is from Hillsborough, NJ and attended Beloit College. He spoke about his experience as an AVODAH Corps member at the Chicago Partners in Justice Event honoring Rachel Durchslag and Roberta Rakove on June 1, 2011. His remarks follow below. Snow-covered streets, … Continue reading