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• “God is not here to validate your status quo”

  Published: July 27, 2007, 2:35 am

  Tags: Social Justice, Counterculture, Philosophy, Christianity, Social Action, Religion

  Dan Wanders, pastor of Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Juneau, Alaska: The religion that Karl Marx knew was indeed embodied in institutions that maintained oppression of the people, and it is cause for anguish to see how forms of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are oppressive. It is painful to see how much religion is little more than an

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• God is not here to validate your status quo

  Published: July 27, 2007, 2:35 am

  Tags: Social Justice, Counterculture, Philosophy, Christianity, Social Action, Religion

  Dan Wanders, pastor of Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Juneau, Alaska: The religion that Karl Marx knew was indeed embodied in institutions that maintained oppression of the people, and it is cause for anguish to see how forms of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are oppressive. It is painful to see how much religion is little more than an

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• New program offers Torah study + social action in Nepal

  Published: August 6, 2007, 2:37 am

  Tags: Activism, Education, Social Action

  expression to the call for social and economic justice emerging from Jewish texts and traditions. Although in the first session virtually all the participants were Israeli, Tevel b’Tzedek is actively recruiting American Jewish candidates for the next session, which will begin October 14th and run until January 21st. The first session of

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• What to do when it gets cold

  Published: August 16, 2007, 6:12 pm

  Tags: Activism, Social Justice, Social Action

  Were you trying to figure out how to be in a warm place, doing good work, with great people in late feburary 08? Are you considering it now? If so, then the following might be of interest: Join Rabbi Brent Spodek and Tze'irim's delegation to Guatemala with the American Jewish World Service! Before leaving, we will learn together about immigration

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• Sukkathon to Fight Malaria

  Published: September 17, 2007, 10:47 am

  Tags: Regional Africa, Sukkot, Activism, Health, Social Action, Ritual

  celebrating sukkot and social action. Sukkot hearkens back to a time when Jews were harvesting and had substantially less protection from the elements in their lives, an era when natural disasters and disease threatened. In this present day, many Jews no longer feel the insecurity our ancestors did, but we can all help fight disease and

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• Hatred in the City of Peace

  Published: September 17, 2007, 2:31 pm

  Tags: Right Wing Fatheads, Activism, Terrorism, Queer Culture, Social Action, Israel

  From guest contributor feygele: I have never taken for granted the fact that I was raised in Canada, in the big cities, to liberal parents. Some of my earliest memories involve one of m parents' gay friends who helped my nanny take care of me when my parents were on vacation in Europe: he picked me up, on a weekend morning, and took me to my

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• Jeremiah Fellows in LA

  Published: October 3, 2007, 10:46 am

  Tags: Activism, Social Justice, Social Action

  next generation of Jewish social justice leaders. From their site: During the course of one year Fellows come together twice monthly to discuss different models of putting ethics and values into action, for intimate conversations with major leaders in the Los Angeles Jewish and social justice worlds, and for intensive study of Jewish

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• Online Game Fights Poverty

  Published: October 21, 2007, 11:26 pm

  Tags: Tzedakah, On The Web, Social Action

  A new website, FreeRice.Com (a sister site of Poverty.Com), has come up with a pretty intriguing plan: get people to play a vocab quiz game, and for every word gotten right, 10 grains of rice are donated through the United Nations World Food Program to hungry people around the world. (Those 10 grains add up if you play for a while.) The revenue

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• Shmatte Social Justice

  Published: October 22, 2007, 10:15 pm

  Tags: Fashion, Social Action

  The Progressive Jewish Alliance in Los Angeles (along with Ikar) is putting together a kosher fashion show–that is to say, an event designed to raise awareness of sweatshop clothing and its alternatives. Deets: Rags to Righteousness features: a sweatshop-free market place, dj, fashion show, drinks, snacks and more. Sunday, November 4th at

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• NYU Hillel Launches No-Impact Week

  Published: October 29, 2007, 12:27 am

  Tags: Establishment Jewry, Activism, Environment, Hillel, New York City, Social Action

  volunteer opportunities, social opportunities and more. All are welcome to participate to whatever degree they are comfortable. Rebecca Oshins and Adam Brock, student co-chairs of Footprint Forward, are dedicated to making a real impact. As Rebecca says, Footprint Forward is a chance for each of us to make a significant positive

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• Give Good, Green Gelt

  Published: November 12, 2007, 2:44 pm

  Tags: Environment, Food, Holidays, Social Action

  It’s time to start thinking about what to give for the holidays. While most folks I’m sure aren’t aching for the full volume collection of Milgrom’s Leviticus (hint, hint), there’s an avalanche of cool things to get for folks which say, “I appreciate you, and I appreciate not scorching our earth too.” Leah

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• Rally for Peace in Annapolis!

  Published: November 21, 2007, 7:52 pm

  Tags: Activism, Israeli Palestinian Conflict, Occupation, Right Wing Fatheads, Social Action

  The rabbi’s letter garnered 517 rabbinical signers — compared to 200 and 300 the past two letters — and the Ackerman-Boustany dear colleague letter received 135 Congressional co-sponsors, also an incredible job. Thank your local Representative for signing it here. So what’s next? Rally for peace in Annapolis! Ameinu,

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• Graffiti: the update

  Published: December 13, 2007, 5:11 am

  Tags: Activism, Israel, Queer Culture, Social Action, Terrorism

  Back in September, I wrote about the rampant homophobic graffiti in Jerusalem, and posted some photographic evidence. I’ve decided that it’s time for an update. This is best done, again, by sharing photographs snapped around town. Actually, these are all taken in a four block stretch of a major street that runs from my neighbourhood

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• Columbia Profs to Apologize to Ahmadinejad

  Published: January 9, 2008, 2:33 pm

  Tags: Aipac, Antisemitism, Gop, Post Amp 038 Anti Zionism, Social Action, The Left, Zionism, Iran, Israel Lobby, Peace

  A delegation of Columbia University professors is planning a trip to Tehran to apologize to Ahmadinejad. The Israel Lobby authors say we need “candid but civil” dialogue about the ME. This could be a fine example of that. Share This

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• There is no pro-Israel candidate and other Middle East mishegaas

  Published: February 14, 2008, 1:33 pm

  Tags: Activism, Bleeding Hearts, Coexistence, Events, Israeli Palestinian Conflict, Lebanon, Media, Middle East, Mishegaas, Occupation, Social Action, Terrorism, War

  A superbly insightful op-ed by NY Jewish Week editor-in-chief Gary Rosenblatt says that no matter what candidate — Obama, Clinton, or McCain — the next president’s approach to Israel is going to be the same. Washington Jewish Week and JTA run op-eds by Americans for Peace Now on peace and apartheid. APN also launches

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