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Like Daughter, Like Mother

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Tali Smookler

Stephanie Kogan, mother of Elana Kogan, took JOIN’s online course, Don’t Kvetch, Organize! in Spring 2016. Elana Kogan is a long-time organizer and creator of the online course. We interviewed Stephanie to learn more about her experience in the course, how … Read More

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Marching With My Rabbi for #BlackLivesMatter

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Tali Smookler

This piece by Helene Cohen Bludman was originally published in Lilith.  Helene is a congregant of Rabbi Beth Kalisch who works at Beth David Reform Congregation of Gladwyne, PA. Rabbi Kalisch is both an alum of JOIN’s Seminary Leadership Project and our Clergy Fellowship.   … Read More

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Siyyum Graduation Opening Remarks by Executive Director, Karla Van Praag

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Tali Smookler

On June 20th, our ten 2015-2016 Jewish Organizing Fellows graduated at our annual Siyyum Graduation. Below is Karla Van Praag’s (Executive Director, JOIN for Justice) opening remarks.  We are in the home stretch in a season of graduations. So, because imitation … Read More

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JOIN Alum Launches ClergyClimateAction.org

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Tali Smookler

We asked Rabbi Shoshana Friedman (Jewish Organizing Fellowship alum, Class of 2006) about her work organizing as a rabbi to fight climate change.  Here’s what she had to share.    (Pictured: Rabbi Shoshana Friedman reading the Torah at a West … Read More

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America’s Most Inspiring Rabbis of 2016

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Tali Smookler

An Inside Look JOIN for Justice was proud to learn that six alumni of our clergy training programs were listed in The Jewish Daily Forward’s list of 32 of America’s Most Inspiring Rabbis of 2016. The six alumni are: Rabbi Noah Zvi … Read More

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