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 [...]
Read full post...Footage of the Launch Party was shot and edited by Rachel Lee, 2008-2009 AVODAH Corps Member. See David Eber’s story for more details about the Launch event.
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Written by David Eber
AVODAH Corps Member, 2008-09
AVODAH is alive and kicking in New Orleans! Just to make it official though we had an AVODAH Launch party.
We held it on October 19th on a wonderfully sunny Sunday afternoon. Guests were in from all over the country, including a contingent from New York. Most, however, [...]
Orientation Retreat, August 2008
Top row (left to right): David Eber, Ora Nitkin-Kaner, Yaeli Brontein
Middle row: Jenna Pollock, Meredith Grabek, Ariana Kolins, Joshua Lichtman (Program Director for AVODAH New Orleans)
Front row: Rachel Lee, Rebecca Waxman, Eliza Baron
Eliza Baron, from Millburn, NJ, graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst this [...]
Read full post...When Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck New Orleans, the American Jewish community responded, like other Americans, with volunteers, charitable contributions, and widespread concern.
Help AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps bring young people to New Orleans for a year of full-time work at local organizations working to find solutions to the city’s needs for
housing, education, job training, [...]
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