Repair the World

Monday Link Roundup

by | January 30, 2012 | 0 comments

Happy Monday! Hope you had a great weekend. Here, as always, is your weekly round up of inspiring service-related bits and stories from around the web.

  • The Forward published an article about student journalists helping to build bridges between Jewish and Palestinian teens in Israel.
  • Sustainablog shared a great infographic about recycling old pairs of glasses, and suggested ways of disposing of them responsibly. (We’ve all got a pair or two of old specs lying around – here’s what you can do with them!)
  • GOOD shared an interesting article about why the most literate cities are not necessarily the wealthiest ones.
  • HandsOn Blog offered some of the benefits of volunteering (as if helping others wasn’t reward enough!)
  • The Atlantic brought readers up to date with a story about environmental crusader Erin Brockovich’s latest project.

What are you reading? Tweet us @repairtheworld and let us know!

About the Author

Leah Koenig is a freelance writer and editor whose work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Saveur, Every Day with Rachael Ray, Hadassah Magazine, Lilith, Edible Brooklyn and Beliefnet. She contributes a monthly column on food to The Forward and a bi-weekly column to Saveur.com. She is also the former editor of Hazon's award-winning blog, The Jew & The Carrot. Leah joined Repair the World as a contributing editor in late 2009.


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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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