As Boston dedicates a massive monument to Martin Luther King, local Jews march in solidarity
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Fast Forward A new project aims to help Jewish groups do social justice better
Avodah, a New York-based Jewish social justice organization, was hearing the same thing from Jewish group after Jewish group: They wanted to start social action projects, or see more concrete progress on ones already in place — but didn’t know how. In response, Avodah launched the Avodah Institute for Social Change, a program that will…
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Like many Jews I know, I experienced the election of Donald Trump to the highest office in the country as a wake up call. Once a-political, I’ve spent the last two years in a fury of activism. But it hasn’t pleased everyone. In addition to the Trump supporters in my community, I recently got some…
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