The commandment most repeated in the Torah is to care for the other and the stranger. What exactly does this mean today when we know so much about the state of the world and how many are in need? It can feel overwhelming. It is understandable when people say their obligation is to care for …
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Most of us, if not all of us, want to do the right thing in this life. But the hard truth that many activists and citizens must learn is that doing the right thing looks different to different people. Even people on the same side of the political spectrum who oppose the same politician can …
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Ruth Messinger has a new job — not so different from her old one, but with a new title and a new focus. After 18 years heading the American Jewish World Service — she served as its president from 1998 until July 2016 — she has passed the baton to Robert Bank, AJWS’s executive vice-president. But …
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Should New York be the first city in the United States to decriminalize prostitution? The blue-ribbon panel that just issued a forceful argument for closing the jails on Rikers Island within ten years thinks so. Led by the Honorable Jonathan Lippman, the former chief judge of New York, the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal …
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Felicia Horowitz, a generous supporter of AJWS, is in Uganda for our Study Tour from February 27th through March 3rd, connecting with grassroots activists who are advancing human rights there. In her guest blog below, she reflects on her decade-long journey with AJWS and on reconnecting with the Ugandan activist who made a lasting impression …
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