Heroes
Heroes to the rescue. Photo by Julian Fong (CC)
For representing such a tiny portion of the world’s population, the Jewish community holds a mighty impressive track record of community service. The list of Jewish service “heroes” is long and storied, spanning across history from the earliest biblical times through to today’s bnai mitzvah students who choose to donate their gift money to communities in need.
This section of the Knowledgebase will serve as the go-to spot to read up on leaders in Jewish service from the past and present… eventually. Until then, you can check back each week on Repair the World’s blog for a new profile on a Jewish service hero – folks who are changing their communities and the world for the better, or who left things a bit better than they found them. Get ready to be inspired.
- Monday Link Roundup
Happy Monday, and welcome back from weekend-land! To get you raring to go this week, here is your regular round up of inspiring service-related stories from around the web. The HandsOn Blog started celebrating MLK Day a week early, with a sweet tri...
- Repair Interview: Tatiana Grossman of Spread the Words
When Tatiana Grossman, a book-obsessed high schooler in California, found out that thousands of young children across Africa don't have ready access to books, and that 35 million kids in sub-Saharan Africa don't have access to education, she decided to...
- Repair Interview: Sarah Cohen of charity: water
Water: it cleans, nourishes and sustains us. But only if we have access. Today, nearly 1 billion (yes, seriously 1 BILLION) of our world's residents live without access to clean drinking water, particularly those in developing countries throughout Afri...
- Repair Interview: Lara Galinsky of Echoing Green
Lara Galinsky is passionate: about change, about how the work we do effects the world, and how our work effects us individually. A former Director of National Programs at DoSomething.org, Lara is now the Senior Vice President at Echoing Green, an organ...
- Forward 50 Highlights Service & Social Justice Leaders
Who are your heroes? Those who inspire you with their commitment to their passions and the world? The people who live a life guided by their values, and who help others do the same? Each year, The Jewish Daily Forward asks itself those very questions i...
