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Jewish Social Justice in Post-Apartheid South Africa?

I have been full of curiosity since we arrived in Cape Town two weeks ago as scholar-in-residence. What would an Orthodox Social Justice movement look like in post-apartheid South Africa? What unique opportunities does the Jewish community have in 2012 to address the racial and economic dynamics that still plague the region? Similar to the Civil […]

Conservative Movement Likely To Suspend College Outreach

The budget committee of the United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism will recommend that funding be halted for Koach, the movement’s national college outreach program, when the governing board meets June 10, as part of an effort to reduce the organization’s deficit. Rabbi Steven Wernick, chief executive officer for the United Synagogue, told The Jewish Week […]

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Jewish Social Justice in Post-Apartheid South Africa?

Conservative Movement Likely To Suspend College Outreach

Sweet potato and chicken shepherd’s pie

14th Street Y Abruptly Cancels BDS Group

Israel Parade Expects 35,000 Marchers

Hynes Issues Warning To Rabbis On Abuse Policy

Ramaz Students On Tzedakah’s Cutting Edge

Respecting ‘The Other’ At The Next Desk

Hopeless In Hatikvah

Where Everything Is Negotiable

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