In the Fight for Climate Justice, David Can Beat Goliath
In the coming days, representatives from more than 190 countries will descend on Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt, for the Conference of the Parties, the annual climate summit known as COP.
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Apartheid Bulldozed My Muslim Neighbors Out Of Existence — We Must Not Let That Happen Again
I grew up on the southern tip of South Africa, not far from where the waters of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet. As a child, I spent most of my weekends in my grandparents’ small store, located in a crowded and ethnically diverse marketplace in District Six, a Cape Town neighborhood long ago destroyed.There, …Read More
Read MoreTen Lessons from the Haggadah for Jewish Activists
Fuel up to fight for freedom. The Passover Seder is modeled after a Greek symposium, a long discussion centered around a meal. The Greeks and the Rabbis knew that you can’t be present when your stomach is growling, so, they included appetizers (karpas, marror and matzah) to kick off this epic feast. Next time you …Read More
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Messinger of Hope Gala Goes Live!
We are honoring Ruth Messinger, leader of AJWS for 18 years, with an evening of inspiring speakers, global cuisine, and music from Sweet Honey in the Rock.
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Running Toward a Better World
Josh Kahn is running this year’s New York City Marathon with AJWS. Here, he recalls how a trip to Honduras in his teens and his strong, globally minded grandmother influenced him.
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Rabbi Rick Jacobs
Leading a Jewish movement with faith in global justice
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Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay
Inspiring a generation of Jewish leaders for justice
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Rabbi Sharon Brous
Preaching justice from the pulpit
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