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Tag: Mutual Aid

0 Communities Ethics

Poverty and Jewish Community

Sapir · 12 Nov

The experiences of Tanya and Jennifer in Philadelphia highlight the critical role of Jewish community bonds in mitigating economic hardship.

0 Communities Ethics

A kosher community fridge in Chicago’s Jewish suburbs arrives amid rising food insecurity

Orlie Weitzman in JTA · 5 Nov

A new kosher community fridge named Hersh's Fridge has been set up in Skokie, Illinois, aiming to address food insecurity among kosher-observant families.

0 Communities Jewish Law

We need to revive the lost art of Jewish caretaking

eJewishPhilanthropy · 15 Jul

The article explores the need for a revival of chesed, or acts of lovingkindness, within the context of synagogue life, emphasizing its vital role alongside Torah and avodah.

0 Ethics Communities

Buy Nothing Groups Make Me Nostalgic for the Orthodox Community Sharing Centers of My Youth

Ruthie Hollander in Kveller · 19 Mar

Ruthie Hollander reflects on how modern Buy Nothing groups on platforms like Facebook remind her of the gemachs of her Orthodox Jewish upbringing.

0 Communities Ethics

Jewish values will guide us through this crisis, as they always have

eJewishPhilanthropy · 12 Jan

Rabbi Noah Farkas reflects on the recent wildfires in California and the profound Jewish response characterized by communal solidarity and acts of kindness.

0 Leadership Politics

Doubt, Empathy, and Hope: Leadership for the Israel of Tomorrow

Sources · 4 Dec 2024

The article explores pivotal aspects of Israeli leadership amid current societal upheaval.

0 Communities Jewish Law

A Call For a Modern Chavurah: Imagining a Future Beyond Hillel

Jacob Berman in New Voices · 13 Sep 2024

The article explores the tension between traditional campus Jewish life, dominated by Hillel International, and the growing number of Jewish students who feel alienated by its strong Zionist stance.

0 Culture Politics

How Ayn Rand, Emerson and Thoreau perverted the American Dream

Dan Friedman in Forward · 4 Apr 2023

Dan Friedman's article explores Alissa Quart's critique of the self-reliant American Dream in her book, "Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream."