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Tirdof New York City Budget Justice Teach-In
Join Tirdof, JFREJ, and the B'nai Jeshurun community for a Budget Justice Teach-In. Together, we'll learn about the NYC budget process, and how we can organize for housing and immigration justice in our city.
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On Arendt: Creating a Zionism That Owns Its Mistakes
Hannah Arendt would find it very tricky to be a Zionist today. She was critical of David Ben Gurion’s policy of effectively ignoring the Palestinians’ sincere pursuit of national sovereignty. She advocated a Zionism that would be achieved through excellent relations with the Palestinian neighbors, rather than in spite of them. In her essay “To...
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Favoring the Many, Not the Mighty
This is but one example in a web of inequity that favors an ever-shrinking group of American elites... And yet, one word — Ish, a person — repeated over and over again in the dictation of these mitzvot is a reminder that the work is indeed mine to do as an individual.
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Jacob the Immigrant
On October 5, supporters of immigration reform staged rallies in cities across the United States to advocate for a comprehensive overhaul of a system that routinely disregards basic dignity and respect. After Shabbat services that week, some congregants and I attended the New York-area rally on Cadman Plaza, just steps from our shul. When we...
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Blessings, Curses, and Choices
It’s Rosh Hashanah, and those lifeless eyes stare at the collective of mingled families, a lot of kids – I’m among them – who sneak off to play cards.
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