Marilyn Sneiderman has just been appointed Executive Director of AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps. Sneiderman replaces Rabbi David Rosenn, who served as AVODAH’s founding director for 13 years. Sneiderman will begin her duties on July 26, 2010.
“AVODAH’s Board of Directors is proud to have Marilyn assume the helm. Marilyn has a long history of commitment to [...]
Mollie Flink, from Deerfield, IL, graduated from Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary with Bachelors of Arts degrees in English and Bible. She received a Seminary fellowship in Jewish Social Entrepreneurship, during which she advocated for the West Side Campaign Against Hunger. She also served as a reading aide to sixth grade students struggling [...]
Read full post...The Corps members and alumni who post on this blog are the heart and soul of AVODAH in New Orleans. They work daily on the front lines in the battle against poverty, giving New Orleanians the tools necessary to rebuild their homes and their lives, and to confront challenges such as unemployment, incarceration, and homelessness.
Thank [...]
Recently, two AVODAH New Orleans Corps members were interviewed for Repair The World’s blog. Repair the World is a website that features service opportunities for Jews of all ages and backgrounds.
The following is excerpted from Lisa Koenig’s interview with Jordan Aiken, who works at the New Orleans Women’s Shelter, and Rachie Lewis, working at the [...]
John “JT” Thompson, founder and director of Resurrection After Exoneration (RAE), was interviewed recently by CNN’s Becky Anderson for the network’s Connector of the Day segment. JT spent 18 years in prison, 14 of those on death row at Angola Prison, for a murder he didn’t commit. Watch the clip below to learn more about [...]
Read full post...Click here for a multimedia slideshow of David’s work in the Lower 9th Ward, produced by AVODAH alum Ari Shapiro.
As an AVODAHnik during the 2008-09 program year, David Eber worked as the Sustainability Outreach Coordinator at the Lower 9th Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development. He has been able to continue his work at [...]
Neshama Carlebach Hosts Benefit Concert
Featuring Ellis Marsalis, Green Pasture Baptist Church Choir and Others
Concert proceeds to benefit local food access organizations to fight hunger and feed hope in Greater New Orleans
The concert will be held Thursday, October 15 at 8 p.m.
at the Touro Synagogue, 4238 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans.
Tickets are $18 in advance [...]
Local News from New Orleans, Louisiana
Jewish roots tapped in fight for social justice
by Bruce Nolan, The Times-Picayune
Sunday September 06, 2009, 11:01 PM
From the little office behind Little Zion Baptist Church, David Eber, 24 and a year out of Oregon, works on storm recovery projects among residents of the Lower 9th Ward, distributing [...]
Read full post... by Rachel Lee
AVODAH New Orleans Corps Member
Writing is so much more than putting a pencil to a piece of paper. This is one of the basic ideas of the Rethink Writers’ Group, which I co-facilitate as part of my AVODAH placement at Kids Rethink New Orleans Schools. When I joined the Writer’s Group, [...]
NEW ORLEANS CORPS MEMBERS 2009-2010
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Jordan Aiken, from Pasadena, CA, graduated from the University of California at Berkeley, where she majored in Mass Communications and minored in Global Poverty. Jordan spent a semester in Cape Town, South Africa, where she volunteered with Art Aids Art. She continued to work with the organization after returning to [...]
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