Social Justice
Celebrating 130 Years of Immigrant Aid
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society marks anniversary with collection of personal stories from those helped by the organization Read More
The Rwandan Refugee At The Holocaust Museum
Talking with the newest appointee to the board of the U.S. Holocaust Museum. Read More
Global Hunger Shabbat
What’s not to love about Shabbat? It happens every week, there’s not a super-sad story attached and it often involves food. Read More
Making 5772 A Year For Social Action
With Rosh Hashanah behind us and Yom Kippur ahead, I’ve been thinking of what the sound of the shofar is calling me to do in this year, how I can heed its call to make changes in the lives of others. Read More
Celebrities Show Their Hearts For Devastated Houston Family
Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber are just a few of the big music names to come to the aid of the surviving members of the Berry Family, following a July 3 auto accident that killed parents Joshua and Robin and left brothers Peter, 9, and Aaron, 8 paralyzed and sister Willa, 6, injured. Read More
It’s Time To Help Bubbie And Zadie
Simon Greer, president and CEO of PJA & JFSJ, issues a wake up call for the younger generation to take care of the older one. Read More
The Big Jewcy: Eric Forman – Activist Documentarian
While most filmmakers dream of the Hollywood red carpet, Eric has his sights on a screening for the graduating class of Harvard Law. Read More
The Big Jewcy: Ben Brandzel – Progressive Online Organizer
To be the guy who the most new media savvy president calls upon to help mobilize 20 million supporters to help pass the President’s historic health reform bill is obviously no small task. Read More
The Big Jewcy: Yona Shem Tov And Rabbi Melissa Weintraub: American Jewish Leaders Encountering Palestinians
Yona and Melissa train Jewish leaders to help resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and to heal internal Jewish rifts formed in its wake. Read More
