One thing AVODAH helped me realize is my love for cities. That may sound odd, but AVODAH helped me come to New Orleans, and it gave me a framework through which to see the city anew. My work at The Lower 9th Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement And Development, which deals largely with planning issues, has [...]
Read full post...New Orleans has been named as a host city of the JCC Maccabi Artsfest for 2009. The festival will be held August 2-7, 2009. Potential teen participants should contact their local JCC. Individuals living in or planning to visit the New Orleans area during the ArtsFest who are interested in volunteering should contact the [...]
Read full post...For 5 days over the holidays, 30 young people from the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism visited New Orleans to volunteer in the 9th Ward. The RAC posted a string of blog entries during the group’s visit here. Following is their introductory post:
The RAC is blogging from New Orleans!
Thirty young Jewish adults took [...]
e2 (squared) is an ongoing PBS series about the economies of being environmentally conscious. With a combination of policy technology and ingenuity. From energy consumption to building efficiency. It chronicles global efforts to solve pressing ecological challenges.
Visit www.e2-series.com and then click ‘webcasts’ at the top of the page. In season three, there is an episode [...]
New Orleanians awoke on Thursday morning to life inside a snow globe: big, fluttery snowflakes filled the sky and covered plants, cars, and buildings. Many schools were closed in the area, and children celebrated having a snow day — a first for most. The last time it snowed in New Orleans was on Christmas Day [...]
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.
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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Email: avodahneworleans@avodah.net 
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