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SLP alum Rabbanit Dasi Fruchter opens new synagogue in South Philly
“‘Come on in,’ she called to passersby peering through windows and the open door.” Rabbanit Dasi Fruchter, alum of JOIN’s Seminary Leadership Project, is starting a Modern Orthodox synagogue called South Philadelphia Shtiebel, which the Philadelphia Inquirer featured as part of their … Read More
JOIN Board Member Rabbi Stephanie Kolin Takes Action Against ICE
“While Lander had attended one of the first Never Again Action demonstrations outside an ICE detention facility in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in July, for Rabbi Stephanie Kolin, who leads the historic Union Temple of Brooklyn, Sunday’s Amazon sit-in was her … Read More
JOIN SLP Alum Rabbi Lauren Tuchman Featured as First Blind Woman Rabbi in USCJ Article
“Rabbi Tuchman received her rabbinical ordination from JTS in 2018—making her, as far as she is aware, the first blind woman in the world to enter the rabbinate. Now a sought after speaker, spiritual leader and educator, she has taught … Read More
Karla’s Siyyum Welcome: Blessings on Becoming
Below is the welcome that Karla Van Praag, JOIN’s Executive Director, gave at the opening of our 21st Siyyum Graduation about the theme, “Blessings on Becoming.” We were walking back from the library in April, Aitana and I, carrying a … Read More
Siyyum Graduation 2019: Blessings on Becoming
On June 24th, around 200 people gathered to celebrate our 15 graduating Jewish Organizing Fellows at our Siyyum Graduation. The evening was a beautiful gathering to support our graduating 2018-2019 Jewish Organizing Fellows, with family and friends coming from … Read More
