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Endurance + Authority = Power

In between Passover and the holiday of Shavuot which celebrates the Jewish people’s acceptance of the ten commandments, many Jews observe a seven-week period of counting called the Omer. The idea of counting each day represents spiritual preparation and anticipation … Read More

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Top 5 Things I’m Looking Foward to Learning at the Summit: A Fellow’s Perspective

5) How to “raise money with chutzpah” I pride myself on approaching most aspects of life with a good deal of chutzpah, but my experiences with fundraising and development to date have usually left me feeling frustrated and disillusioned.  I … Read More

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Making Payment Reform a Little More Accessible

JOIN for Justice Organizing Fellow Ari Fertig has done it again! Fertig, of the famed tumblr 99 Percent Have 99 Problems has meme-ified the world of health-care policy. Fertig’s new project, Payment Reform Made Meme, aims to make payment reform more … Read More

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David Schwartz is fighting for food justice

This is the second profile in a series highlighting the work Jewish Organizing Fellows and alumni are doing to fight for justice. David Schwartz, current Fellow: David Schwartz came to the Jewish Organizing Fellowship a year after landing a job … Read More

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Joanna Lubkin is fighting to act on Jewish values

This is the first profile in a series highlighting the work Jewish Organizing Fellows and alumni are doing to fight for justice. Joanna Lubkin, alumnus 08-09: When Joanna Lubkin began college at Clark University, she was in love with Jewish … Read More

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