Comments for Jews for New Orleans http://www.jews4neworleans.org Hosted by AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps Sat, 19 May 2012 06:15:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Comment on Misdiagnosing Poverty by Misdiagnosing Poverty | AVODAH: Jewish Voices Pursuing Justice http://www.jews4neworleans.org/2011/04/misdiagnosing-poverty/#comment-114415 Misdiagnosing Poverty | AVODAH: Jewish Voices Pursuing Justice Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:04:08 +0000 http://www.jews4neworleans.org/?p=1361#comment-114415 [...] This piece originally appeared on Jews4NewOrleans.org here. [...] [...] This piece originally appeared on Jews4NewOrleans.org here. [...]

]]> Comment on ZEEK: A Jewish Journal of Thought and Culture by A Taste of New Orleans | AVODAH: Jewish Voices Pursuing Justice http://www.jews4neworleans.org/2010/12/zeek-a-jewish-journal-of-thought-and-culture/#comment-113771 A Taste of New Orleans | AVODAH: Jewish Voices Pursuing Justice Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:11:15 +0000 http://www.jews4neworleans.org/?p=1329#comment-113771 [...] On December 1, New Orleans alum David Eber linked to a fascinating article in Zeek Magazine that asks the important question: Are our individual actions helping to create systemic change? [...] [...] On December 1, New Orleans alum David Eber linked to a fascinating article in Zeek Magazine that asks the important question: Are our individual actions helping to create systemic change? [...]

]]> Comment on Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen? by Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen? | AVODAH: Jewish Voices Pursuing Justice http://www.jews4neworleans.org/2010/09/is-not-this-the-kind-of-fasting-i-have-chosen/#comment-113707 Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen? | AVODAH: Jewish Voices Pursuing Justice Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:20:12 +0000 http://www.jews4neworleans.org/?p=1231#comment-113707 [...] This piece originally appeared on the Jews for New Orleans blog here. [...] [...] This piece originally appeared on the Jews for New Orleans blog here. [...]

]]> Comment on New Orleans Jewish community and AVODAH participants welcome thousands during General Assembly by A Taste of New Orleans | AVODAH: Jewish Voices Pursuing Justice http://www.jews4neworleans.org/2010/11/new-orleans-jewish-community-and-avodah-participants-welcome-thousands-during-general-assembly/#comment-109897 A Taste of New Orleans | AVODAH: Jewish Voices Pursuing Justice Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:12:08 +0000 http://www.jews4neworleans.org/?p=1306#comment-109897 [...] hearing about a little get-together in New Orleans called the General Assembly? Jews4NewOrleans covered some of the G.A.’s many events, including the Day of Service, in which current and former Corps members such as Rachel Laing, [...] [...] hearing about a little get-together in New Orleans called the General Assembly? Jews4NewOrleans covered some of the G.A.’s many events, including the Day of Service, in which current and former Corps members such as Rachel Laing, [...]

]]> Comment on Participants by A Taste of New Orleans | AVODAH: Jewish Voices Pursuing Justice http://www.jews4neworleans.org/participants/#comment-109896 A Taste of New Orleans | AVODAH: Jewish Voices Pursuing Justice Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:11:52 +0000 http://www.jews4neworleans.org/?page_id=265#comment-109896 [...] two years, Jews4NewOrleans has showcased the thoughts, inspirations, and impressions of New Orleans Corps members and alumni. For a taste of the city (minus the po-boys, sadly), click on the links [...] [...] two years, Jews4NewOrleans has showcased the thoughts, inspirations, and impressions of New Orleans Corps members and alumni. For a taste of the city (minus the po-boys, sadly), click on the links [...]

]]> Comment on Praises Pitfalls by Praises Pitfalls | AVODAH: Jewish Voices Pursuing Justice http://www.jews4neworleans.org/2010/11/praises-pitfalls/#comment-108835 Praises Pitfalls | AVODAH: Jewish Voices Pursuing Justice Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:23:59 +0000 http://www.jews4neworleans.org/?p=1285#comment-108835 [...] This piece is cross-posted from Jews For New Orleans, the AVODAH New Orleans blog. Read Tamar’s post on Jews For New Orleans here. [...] [...] This piece is cross-posted from Jews For New Orleans, the AVODAH New Orleans blog. Read Tamar’s post on Jews For New Orleans here. [...]

]]> Comment on Amnesia and Excess by Naomi Kaufman http://www.jews4neworleans.org/2010/02/amnesia-and-excess/#comment-105608 Naomi Kaufman Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:24:06 +0000 http://www.jews4neworleans.org/?p=951#comment-105608 Wonderful essay. Thank you for reminding us of the huge injustices that have not been worked out in the jail system. Poignant and generally sad. Thank you for the work that you do. Would that we all took into account other people's histories and perspectives before judging them. Wonderful essay. Thank you for reminding us of the huge injustices that have not been worked out in the jail system. Poignant and generally sad. Thank you for the work that you do. Would that we all took into account other people’s histories and perspectives before judging them.

]]> Comment on The Second Year Corps Member Initiative: Why I Chose to Stay by Sandra Greenberg http://www.jews4neworleans.org/2010/03/the-second-year-corps-member-initiative-why-i-chose-to-stay/#comment-105555 Sandra Greenberg Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:29:25 +0000 http://www.jews4neworleans.org/?p=972#comment-105555 I had the privilege of meeting these young people and was so impressed with their dedication and enthusiasm in pursuing their goals. Their integrity gives one hope for the future of our society. If only our government officials, local, state, and national, were of the caliber of this exceptional Avodah group. I had the privilege of meeting these young people and was so impressed with their dedication and enthusiasm in pursuing their goals. Their integrity gives one hope for the future of our society. If only our government officials, local, state, and national, were of the caliber of this exceptional Avodah group.

]]> Comment on Lessons From My First Mardi Gras by Laurie http://www.jews4neworleans.org/2010/03/lessons-from-my-first-mardis-gras/#comment-105523 Laurie Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:40:10 +0000 http://www.jews4neworleans.org/?p=960#comment-105523 As a native Louisianian who never missed a Mardi Gras from age 1-18 (and an AVODAH alum), I am really happy to read this thoughtful, honest post about one of my sacred seasons. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and observations from an outsider's perspective. I am glad you understand the true magic of Mardi Gras, and that you also aren't afraid to call out its transgressions. As a native Louisianian who never missed a Mardi Gras from age 1-18 (and an AVODAH alum), I am really happy to read this thoughtful, honest post about one of my sacred seasons.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and observations from an outsider’s perspective. I am glad you understand the true magic of Mardi Gras, and that you also aren’t afraid to call out its transgressions.

]]> Comment on Lessons From My First Mardi Gras by Becca Waxman http://www.jews4neworleans.org/2010/03/lessons-from-my-first-mardis-gras/#comment-105491 Becca Waxman Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:03:41 +0000 http://www.jews4neworleans.org/?p=960#comment-105491 I admire how thoughtful you are in reflecting after this seemingly insane Super Bowl/Mardi Gras season. It's so easy to jump right back into life as it was pre-Mardi Gras after the last parade finishes its route and the city's population shrinks back to whatever the current population count is. Your reflections capture so much of how I felt this past month, whether I was excitedly walking to another parade, or dragging behind a sea of purple, gold and green, for yet, another display of this city's and country's hi's and low's. Thanks for taking this time to pause, and contemplate a season of the year, that after my own thinking, I may be able to consider sacred, just as you. I admire how thoughtful you are in reflecting after this seemingly insane Super Bowl/Mardi Gras season. It’s so easy to jump right back into life as it was pre-Mardi Gras after the last parade finishes its route and the city’s population shrinks back to whatever the current population count is. Your reflections capture so much of how I felt this past month, whether I was excitedly walking to another parade, or dragging behind a sea of purple, gold and green, for yet, another display of this city’s and country’s hi’s and low’s. Thanks for taking this time to pause, and contemplate a season of the year, that after my own thinking, I may be able to consider sacred, just as you.

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