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HuffPost Religion · January 14, 2013 · Original
by Will Berkovitz
One of the grace notes in an otherwise grim close to 2012 was the powerful human urge to help others who were suffering. That beautiful impulse came shining through the darkness. We have a need to respond and not be bystanders. Like a gravitational pull, our humanity seems to demand it. In New York and… Read more »
The Jewish Daily Forward · December 30, 2012 · Original
by Will Berkovitz
In his recent piece “Who Benefits From Service Trips?” (November 16), Brent Spodek highlights an issue that has long troubled many of us in the Jewish volunteer world: Sometimes service-learning trips for Jews in their 20s and 30s focus more on cultivating “effective Jewish citizens” than on working with communities that could benefit from volunteer… Read more »
eJewish Philanthropy · December 16, 2012 · Original
by eJewish Philanthropy
AVODAH just completed a survey of AVODAH alumni in partnership with Repair the World and outside evaluators from Brandeis University. Providing a portrait of the impact of a year-of-service, this survey provides the organization a glimpse of the involvement of the next generation in social change work, the Jewish community and their assumption of leadership… Read more »
Detroit Jewish News · December 6, 2012 · Original
by Josh Kanter
It was always my hope to move to Detroit after graduate school. A frequent visitor from Ann Arbor, I have long been an advocate for strengthening the city’s already dynamic Jewish community. A vibrant Judaism exists in Detroit. Though I cannot speak for an entire community, I would like to believe that most young Jews… Read more »
The Huffington Post · December 11, 2012 · Original
by Eitan Press
Some people say Ha-nukha, and some people say Cha-nukah, but it’s holiday season and Hannukah is upon us, which means Jews everywhere are going to be lighting menorahs, playing with dreidels, giving presents and eating latkes. But besides the spinning the dreidel and raking in the Hannukah Gelt, there is a deep message to this… Read more »
Motion Magazine · December 4, 2012 · Original
by Motion Magazine
Co-founder of Summer in the City works to ‘repair world’ in Detroit In the summer of 2002, Ben Falik came home to Detroit after his sophomore college year with an itch to volunteer. He and two buddies scratched that itch by launching Summer in the City, a nonprofit that has mobilized more than 150,000 hours of… Read more »
NY1 · December 10, 2012 · Original
by NY1
A city-based Jewish volunteer organization is lending a helping hand to one Brooklyn school hit hard by Sandy. Volunteers with Repair the World spent Sunday putting together literacy kits for students at PS 253 in Brighton Beach. The kits are filled with books, flash cards, pens and pencils. The group says it hopes the kits… Read more »
eJewish Philanthropy · December 5, 2012 · Original
by eJewish Philanthropy
Repair the World is offering micro-grants for winter and spring alternative break programs that focus on Hurricane Sandy relief and response efforts. The micro-grants, ranging from $1,000 – $5,000, may be used by programs to help cover costs of the trip such as travel, supplies, staffing and local housing. Eligible groups should engage teens, college… Read more »
JTA · December 4, 2012 · Original
by JTA
NEW YORK (JTA) — The Jewish service group Repair the World is offering micro-grants to encourage students to volunteer for Hurricane Sandy relief. The grants, which will range from $1,000 to $5,000, are intended to cover expenses for volunteers willing to spend at least 200 hours helping storm victims. “We want young Jews across North America to… Read more »
Mitzpeh · December 3, 2012 · Original
by Taylor Ness
Students and leaders of Jewish communities around the country gathered in Baltimore on Nov. 11 for the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America. The annual General Assembly (GA) is the largest gathering for American Jewish communal fundraising federations. At the event, the most important issues in Jewish communities around the country are… Read more »
Repair the World works to inspire American Jews and their communities to give their time and effort to serve those in need. We aim to make service a defining part of American Jewish life.
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