Jews for New Orleans

Sharing a meal

Corps members live communally in their Jefferson Avenue house uptown

Purim Masks

Corps members prepare for Purim celebrations by creating masks

Planting trees in Central City

Rachel Glicksman works with residents to beautify the neighborhood

Celebrating Chanukah

Corps members welcomed coworkers and community members to their home

Learning about Bayou Bienvenue

Alum David Eber teaches the group about deforestation in the cypress swamps

Highlighting the Jewish Community's Involvement in Rebuilding New Orleans

This site is hosted by AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps, which launched its New Orleans program in the fall of 2008. AVODAH engages young people in direct work on the causes and effects of poverty in the United States. This work partners Corps members with service providers and residents in low income communities and equips our Corps members and alumni to emerge as lifelong agents for social change, whose work for justice is rooted in and nourished by Jewish values.

The 10 Commandments of AVODAH New Orleans

Oct 26th, 2009 by Rachel Lee | 0

On our final retreat, the 2008-2009 AVODAH New Orleans Corps Members spent the weekend in Poplarville, MS. During the retreat, Corps Member David Eber dressed up as Moses and asked us to write out own 10 commandments for sustaining a life-long commitment to social justice. We created a video called The 10 Commandments of AVODAH New Orleans.

It has been pointed out that at the end of the video it looks like a memorial tribute to Yaeli. In case you were wondering, the amazing Yaeli Bronstein is still alive and well! She wasn’t able to attend the retreat, so that’s why the video is dedicated to her.