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L’dor Vador (From Generation to Generation)

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Tali Smookler

This past fall, we had three special participants in our online course, Don’t Kvetch, Organize! These participants are parents of current fellows in our Jewish Organizing Fellowship Program. This meant the while our Fellows were beginning their journeys with JOIN … Read More

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The Pledge

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Tali Smookler

Micha Thau is a senior at the Shalhevet High School in Los Angeles, and is a gay orthodox Jewish teen. Through his internship at Eshel, an organization which works to create community and acceptance for LGBTQ Jews and their families in … Read More

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This is how we’re going to win

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Tali Smookler

This piece was written by Ariel Branz, alumni of ourJewish Organizing Fellowship, class of 2016. I’m reaching out today as a JOIN Fellowship alumna to tell you a story about why I want you to join me in supporting JOIN’s year-end fundraising campaign today.  … Read More

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Powerful Stories of Change-Makers

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Tali Smookler

On October 20th, JOIN hosted “Celebrating Change-Makers,” an event in NYC featuring incredible JOIN leaders who have utilized what they learned from JOIN training to make change in their communities.  We had 55 people join us to celebrate Sukkot and listen … Read More

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“Let’s be bold”: A story of two JOIN trained leaders

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Tali Smookler

Stephanie Blumenkranz is the Assistant Director at the Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York (JWFNY), and Julie Sissman is a member of JWFNY’s New York Metropolitan Grants and Advocacy Committees.  JWFNY imagines a world in which all women and girls … Read More

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