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Sharing a meal

Corps members live communally in their Jefferson Avenue house uptown

Shine

Purim Masks

Corps members prepare for Purim celebrations by creating masks

Churches

Planting trees in Central City

Rachel Glicksman works with residents to beautify the neighborhood

Civic Involvement

Celebrating Chanukah

Corps members welcomed coworkers and community members to their home

Action

Learning about Bayou Bienvenue

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

Churches

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.

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Rebuilding Together New Orleans, an AVODAH placement organization, receives praise in The Atlantic

May 31st, 2011 by admin | 0

Rebuilding Together New Orleans - an AVODAH placement organization for three years - received praise in a recent article in the Atlantic. The article, “Sustainable New Orleans: How Katrina Made a City Greener” was written by Kaid Benfield, the director of the Sustainable Communities and Smart Growth program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, and co-founder [...]

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ZEEK: A Jewish Journal of Thought and Culture

Dec 1st, 2010 by David Eber | 1

ZEEK: A Jewish Journal of Thought and Culture has released its winter edition entitled, “Pursue Justice…But How?”
For those who don’t know ZEEK, it is a magnificent publication, whose goal “is (to be) a catalyst for conversations about the Jewish tomorrow in print, online, and in person.”
I particularly enjoyed an article by Jay Michaelson [...]

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Is Inequality Making Us Sick?

May 20th, 2009 by Jenna Pollock | 0

by Jenna Pollock
AVODAH New Orleans Corps Member

IS INEQUALITY MAKING US SICK? COMMUNITY PARTNERS PRESENT GROUND-BREAKING DOCUMENTARY
UNNATURAL CAUSES: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? is a groundbreaking new documentary series that crisscrosses the country exploring how the social conditions in which Americans are born, live and work profoundly affect health and longevity, even more than medical [...]

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Volunteers help with Jazz Fest food experience

May 5th, 2009 by admin | 0

Every year, Jazz Fest depends on volunteers to help make the festival happen. And every year, volunteers swarm in, benefitting from free entrance to the festival as a perk for donating their time and energy.
A recent article in the Times-Picayune highlights the seasoned volunteers, who come back year after year to work with local chefs [...]

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Meredith Grabek: A Quiet Hero

Apr 22nd, 2009 by admin | 0

AVODAH Corps member Meredith Grabek was recently featured on New Orleans news station WWLTV in a segment called “Quiet Heroes”. The segment aired on April 14, 2009.

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The Importance of Counting

Apr 2nd, 2009 by admin | 0

Dvar Torah: March 21st 2009: Parashat Pekudei
Ora Nitkin-Kaner at Cong. Shir Chadash

Two days ago, nola.com featured the following headline: “New Orleans population tops 300,000 for first time since Katrina”. This is welcome news – news to be celebrated, particularly in a city that is still struggling to shake off the dust and debris of the [...]

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AVODAH Opens New Program in New Orleans

Feb 6th, 2009 by admin | 1

After a decade of significant work in three major U.S. cities, AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps has brought its dedication for social justice to New Orleans. After Hurricane Katrina devastated the city over three years ago, the Jewish community has been part of the extraordinary effort to help rebuild it, giving generously through [...]

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In the News: Green-Collar workforce training for youth

Jan 13th, 2009 by admin | 0

Green-Collar Job Training after Katrina

January 5, 2009
By Cassandra Stern
Apollo News Service
NEW ORLEANS - The shape of a national clean energy, good jobs training program for young people is gaining real definition here, where 800 young people are beginning full-time service as part of the Conservation Corps of Greater New Orleans, earning real money, educational stipends [...]

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Conference MLK Weekend in New Orleans, January 17-19, 2008

Jan 6th, 2009 by admin | 0

As we mark Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and look forward to a truly historic presidential inauguration, the American Jewish Committee and Office of Black Ministry of the Archdiocese of New York, supported by over 11 additional organizations and universities, are partnering for an exciting conference at Xavier University in New Orleans.
“Americans at [...]

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Toiletry Drive for the New Orleans Women’s Shelter, Jan 16-19

Jan 6th, 2009 by admin | 0

A local event posted on the Barack Obama website. Swing by the Kingpin bar uptown next weekend to help out the New Orleans Women’s Shelter, an organization that is working hard to improve lives of local women and families. Read the original post here.

AVODAH Corps Member Yaeli Bronstein currently works an assistant at the New [...]

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