Tag Archives: Learning
Tisha B’Av–An Annual Pause to Stop Sinat Hinam–Baseless Hatred
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
Posted in Alumni At Large, From the Field, Seminary Project, Thinking Out Loud
Tagged Jewish holidays, Learning, Questions
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An Alternative Graduation Speech: Karla Van Praag’s Siyyum Remarks
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
Posted in Fellowship, General, Thinking Out Loud
Tagged Change, Fellowship, Learning, Siyyum
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