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Compassion Leads to Action: Reclaiming Prayer as the First Step to Change
“Thoughts and prayers.” It’s the all-too-familiar phrase uttered when tragedy strikes. We hear it from our leaders, we see it on social media feeds from friends, and we offer it ourselves.
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American Jewish World Service Launches Emergency Fund to Support the Rohingya People
American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading Jewish organization supporting the human rights of ethnic minorities in Burma, has launched an emergency fund to offer immediate assistance to the Rohingya people fleeing horrific violence and mass displacement perpetrated by the Burmese military. The persecution of the Rohingya has recently intensified. Since late August, Burmese forces have burned entire Rohingya villages to the ground and indiscriminately massacred Rohingya men, women and children—forcing more than 400,000 Rohingya to flee to Bangladesh.
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News Briefs: Local Rabbi Named Global Justice Fellow; Shanah Tovah from Archbishop; Maccabi Scouting for 2018
Rabbi Ariella Rosen of Temple Adath Israel in Merion Station was named one of 14 2017-18 Global Justice Fellows by American Jewish World Service (AJWS). The fellowship program trains American Jewish leaders “to advocate effectively in support of international policies that advance the human rights and well-being of the world’s poorest and most oppressed communities,” …
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American Jewish World Service Urges Passage of Durbin-McCain Resolution on Rohingya Crisis
The horrific persecution of the Rohingya people in Burma has intensified in recent weeks. Since late August, Burmese armed forces have burned entire Rohingya villages to the ground, and soldiers have indiscriminately massacred Rohingya men, women and children. More than 300,000 people have fled on foot to refugee camps in Bangladesh for fear of being imprisoned, tortured or murdered.
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Stand with the Rohingya People: A Rosh Hashanah Reflection
With the New Year upon us, we must raise our voices on behalf of a community in desperate need. In Burma (Myanmar), the Rohingya people are facing the threat of annihilation.
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A Rosh Hashanah Message from Senator Ben Cardin
The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, is more than just a marker of the cycle of years and the passage of time. This annual “birthday” of the creation of the world is also an annual day of reckoning.
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American Jewish World Service Names 2017-2018 Global Justice Fellows
Fourteen rabbis have been named 2017-2018 Global Justice Fellows with American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading Jewish organization working to promote human rights and end poverty in the developing world. AJWS announced the selection today of 14 Jewish leaders from across the United States who will participate in this prestigious program.
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Stop the Killing and Displacement of the Rohingya People in Burma
As the leading Jewish organization supporting the human rights of ethnic minorities in Burma, including those of the persecuted Rohingya people, we are gravely concerned that the Burmese military is committing crimes against humanity against the Rohingya people, a Muslim ethnic minority located in Western Burma.
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Justice for the Disappeared in Mexico
On this International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, I stand in solidarity with families and supporting organizations who tirelessly work to find their loved ones, and hold those responsible to account for these crimes.
Read More Our Universe of Moral Obligation
In our new global village, we should ask of our Jewish tradition: How has my responsibility changed? How do we apply old teachings to new circumstances?
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