(Reposted from the Jewish Voices Pursuing Justice blog, October 18 and 19, 2010)
Questioning Community, Part I:
Last Thursday, I blogged about the sensation of walking through life as a visible and invisible privileged minority. I also wrote about how, within North American Judaism, Ashkenazi culture is often taken to be the Jewish culture; we ‘white’ Jews [...]
Sukkot is proving to be a time for both celebration and reflection this year. Minyan Nahar (The River Minyan), Moishe House and LQBTQ Jewish Nola sponsored a series of events in the backyard sukkah of David Eber (AVODAH ‘09), Yaeli Bronstein (’09) and Jordan Aiken (’10). Ranging from Sangria in the Sukkah to a lively [...]
Read full post...Is this the kind of fast I have chosen,
only a day for a man to humble himself?
Is it only for bowing one’s head like a reed
and for lying on sackcloth and ashes?
Is that what you call a fast,
a day acceptable to the LORD?
Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:
to loose the chains [...]
Sixty-two year old Orlando* moves through space gingerly. On blood pressure and anti-seizure medications, Orlando has lost his appetite, and with it a great deal of weight. Five months ago, he would have been considered a large man; now he’s gaunt, and his hands and feet seem too big for his body. Despite this physical [...]
Read full post...As the fifth anniversary of Katrina approaches, local media is taking stock of progress in the city. The Times-Picayune ran an editorial entitled “New Orleans is a Happy Place to Be” in response to a new report from the Kaiser Foundation. Over at the Louisiana Justice Institute blog, Lance Hill has a very different interpretation. [...]
Read full post...This summer, I had the opportunity to work with a group of brilliant, creative kids. My placement, Kids Rethink New Orleans Schools, runs a summer program for public school students from all over the city. For six beautiful weeks, we had an absolute blast. We played round after round of The Great Wind Blows, a [...]
Read full post...It seems strange to say about the saddest day of the Jewish calendar, but I’m actually excited for Tisha B’Av tonight.
This year we have thrown ourselves headfirst into the exploration of everything in this world that doesn’t work quite like we say it does. We have explored the history that has expanded the difference [...]
Read full post...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 [...]
When I decided to do AVODAH in New Orleans, I was prepared for an extraordinary experience. While each of the AVODAH cities has a distinctive history and culture, and its own manifestations of urban poverty, New Orleans is unique in the sense that every aspect of people’s lives here has been affected by Hurricane Katrina [...]
Read full post...It is no secret that it has been a number of months since my last blog entry. I would love to say that this is because I am an incredibly busy and important person, whose days are simply too packed to be bothered with blogging, but…that would be lying. Yes, my caseload at Juvenile Regional [...]
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