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.
- Repair Interview: Abby Richmond Talks About JChoice and Writing Books Like many 11-year olds, Abby Richmond spends her days attending school (she's a sixth grader at The Rashi School near Boston), playing soccer and piano, and hanging out with her friends. But in her spare time, Abby does something particularly cool - she w...
- Repair Interview: Seth Goldman of Honest Tea & "The Great Recycle" What happens to a bottle after it gets recycled? Well, on Monday, April 30 in New York City, tens of thousands of bottles and cans will be deposited in bustling Times Square...in a massive blue recycling bin (think: 30-foot-tall) And what does tea that...
- Modern Day Passover Heroes: Aaron Each year during the Passover seders, we recite the ages-old story of the Jews' exodus from ancient Egypt - a tale which can seem far removed from our lives today. But each year, we also have the opportunity to breathe new life into the story as we join t...
- Modern Day Passover Heroes: Miriam Each year during the Passover seders, we recite the ages-old story of the Jews' exodus from ancient Egypt - a tale which can seem far removed from our lives today. But each year, we also have the opportunity to breathe new life into the story as we join t...
- Modern Day Passover Heroes: Moses Each year during the Passover seders, we recite the ages-old story of the Jews' exodus from ancient Egypt - a tale which can seem far removed from our lives today. But each year, we also have the opportunity to breathe new life into the story as we join t...
