The Latest from Thinking Out Loud

Eddie Carmona, Barack Obama, and Me

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Helen Bennett

By Rabbi Noah Farkas, rabbi at Valley Beth Shalom in Encino, CA and JOIN for Justice Board Member This piece was originally posted on JewishJournal.com. Last Thursday, I met two extraordinary gentlemen in the span three hours. I was invited, along … Read More

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On Bridging the Gap

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Helen Bennett

By Rabbi Elan Babchuck, alum of the Seminary Leadership Project, rabbi at Temple Emanu-El in Providence, Rhode Island, and former community organizer in LA. Rabbi Babchuck reflects on the profound potential of the community organizing training JOIN for Justice led for 43 Conservative … Read More

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A Rabbi’s Dream Comes to Life at JOIN’s Rabbinical Assembly Training

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Helen Bennett

Rabbi David Baum, of Congregation Shaarei Kodesh in Boca Raton, FL and alum of the Seminary Leadership Project, reflects on feeling profoundly inspired after a powerful JOIN training with the Rabbinical Assembly: “I returned late Tuesday night from a conference … Read More

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Tisha B’Av–An Annual Pause to Stop Sinat Hinam–Baseless Hatred

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Helen Bennett

by Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay, Director of Alumni and Community Engagement at AVODAH, and alumna of the JOIN’s Seminary Leadership Project. This article was originally posted on AVODAH: Jewish Voices Pursuing Peace. Is there such a thing as sinat hinam –baseless … Read More

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An Alternative Graduation Speech: Karla Van Praag’s Siyyum Remarks

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Helen Bennett

These remarks were delivered by JOIN for Justice Executive Director, Karla Van Praag, at the 15th Annual Siyyum/Graduation on June 24th, 2013. In this past week’s New Yorker, Malcolm Gladwell tells the story of economist Albert O. Hirschman who embraced … Read More

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