This video is my take on the importance of grassroots fundraising. Please enjoy, and then consider donating to one of our incoming Corps Members.
Dana Keren: Learn about her placement with the Tulane Community Health Center at Covenant House and donate on her firstgiving page.
Mollie Flink: Learn about her placement with the New Orleans Women’s Shelter.
Rachel [...]
When my sister came to visit a few weeks ago, I had one of those beautiful AVODAH moments, where different worlds came together in a quietly harmonious kind of way. Over the past few years Sophie has become increasingly more observant of Jewish traditions. She adheres to strict standards of Kashrut and is shomer shabbas [...]
Read full post...Rachie Lewis’ placement, the Orleans Public Defenders office, was featured on WWL TV because of their decision to refuse new cases over the legal caseload limit.
For more on OPD, check out this article from The Gambit.
Read full post...Rebecca Waxman, a former AVODAH Corps Member, now works with UNITY of Greater New Orleans. This editorial by the Times-Picayune Editorial page staff highlights their extraordinary work during last weekend’s freezing temperatures.
The frigid temperatures that gripped the New Orleans area for five nights last week dipped to a deadly level. But apparently only two [...]
Read full post...Here’s a taste of a thoughtful article that Rachie Lewis wrote for the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent:
“New Orleans is a small town disguised as a city. It has its own culture, its own rituals and its own flavor. People sincerely ask you how you are doing, and will capitalize on any excuse to have a party. [...]
(This fabulous post is by Corps Member Tina Wexler)
A large component of activism and social engagement is engaged listening, and conversation, with those we agree AND disagree with.
I know it sounds obvious, but in my time down here and at my work at Resurrection After Exoneration, I’ve come to realize that this seemingly obvious ideal [...]
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 [...]
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