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You can find me (overwhelmed) on J Street
March 1, 2011I find myself overwhelmed. My heart has been bursting with pride for two days. Tomorrow I lead two delegations to legislators on Capital Hill, bouyed by the show of grassroots power I just witnessed. Check that, no, that I have helped build. This weekend, I remember why I do what I do. And I celebrated with [...]
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Strengths and weaknesses of indie minyans and why I dont get to go to Zoo Minyan tomorrow
February 25, 2011Crossposted to The Reform Shuckle Zoo Minyan, an independent minyan that meets in the neighborhood around the zoo in DC, is not meeting for davening this week. Why do I care? And why is this interesting? Let me back up: I’m on the Bolt Bus, headed down to DC for the J Street Conference. The [...]
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The Struggle
February 24, 2011Here is the cover image of the May 1932 issue of Der Hammer דער האמער, illustrated by Jewish artist William Gropper Der Hammer, an interwar socialist daily with strong communist leanings, fashioned itself as the magazine of the Jewish Worker. It’s here as a reminder to all those in current struggles for justice and peace, [...]
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Melancholy and the Jews
February 17, 2011When I moved out to California from New York City to pursue the academic route, select people would say versions of: “Why would a Jew live anywhere else but New York City and its environs?” Besides Jerusalem, The New York Area is the Jewish Area, and by that I mean populated an Ashkenazi Caliphate with [...]
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How to Check Out
February 14, 2011Leave the country. Become overwhelmed by the contents of Google Reader whenever you check it. Mark every article ‘
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The Torah of Justice in the streets of Los Angeles
February 12, 2011As President Obama said today, the arc of history is long but it bends towards justice. However, there are some places where justice is taking longer than in others. While we celebrate one step in the Egyptian people’
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Tonight: Why Settle? A Valentines Day Affair
February 9, 2011If you’re in NYC, come to this snarky party for those more interested in making love, not war.
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More on Egypt
February 8, 2011Shaul Magid has a piece over at Religion Dispatches. The bottom line is this: Part of the belief in democracy is that it is by nature a moderating force (one can even see this with Hezbollah in Lebanon). We cannot support democratic change contingent on what democracy will bring; even if it may not serve [...]
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A Prayer for Snow?
February 4, 2011Having now dug out of the Chicago storm code-named Blizzaster, I’m hearing some interesting stories emerging beyond the spontaneous Parking Lot formed on Lake Shore Drive. So much parking so close to the lake is a miracle unto itself, but what about the snow? One cool story is the Chuppah of Sarah Finkel and [...]
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J Street U and Birthright: The closest were getting to the full story
February 2, 2011First, J Street U announced they were doing a Birthright trip this summer. Then, they said then Birthright canceled it. Then, Birthright said they never approved it in the first place. So is Birthright telling the real story? Or is J Street U? According to a new in-depth analysis of the situation from New Voices [...]
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Applications for a New Selah Cohort with Jewish Funds for Justice
January 31, 2011Applications are now online for Selah National Cohort 10! The Selah Leadership Program is a collaboration between the Nathan Cummings Foundation and Jewish Funds for Justice, in partnership with the Rockwood Leadership Program. Selah trains a cross-section of leaders in Jewish and secular organizations to be effective, sustainable and collaborative agents for change. Selah is [...]
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New York Muslims and Jews: Serving Together
January 31, 2011It sounds like a dream: a Muslim woman wearing a full head covering, laughing and joking with an orthodox rabbi as they paint a mural of Run-DMC for Brooklyn schoolchildren. But on Martin Luther King Day, 2011, that dream was real. On that day, over 50 Muslims and Jews gathered together in the East New [...]
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Rahms Dharma Drama
January 29, 2011The ongoing saga of Rahm Emanuel’s mayoral aspirations have seen a lot of back and forth. First, Rahm’s residency during his work in the White House was challenged in the Cook County Electoral Commission. He got by that. This last week, an Appellete Court ruled Emanuel ineligible on those same residency issues. Immediately following, his [...]
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Speaking of Tunisians
January 27, 2011Remember the ‘Macaca’ incident that ended the Senatorial campaign and presidential aspirations of George Allen? You may recall that in the ensuing fallout he denied his Sephardic Jewish heritage, inherited from his Tunisian mother Etty Allan (nee Lumbroso). Allen is working to revive his political career, and is owning up to his roots at Chabad’s [...]