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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
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
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
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
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