Heroes

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.

• AVODAHcycle: Riding across the USA

  Hello, my name is Emma Epstein and I have just biked more than 400 miles from Washington DC to Cleveland to be with you tonight and celebrate Shabbat under the beautiful night sky, soon to be filled with stars. I didn’t realize this, but apparently, ...

• NY Jewish Week's "36 Under 36" Full of Service Heros

  It's that time of year again: 36 Under 36 time! Each year the New York Jewish Week profiles 36 Jewish visionaries and innovators under the age of 36." In the words of the Jewish Week:"We shine a spotlight on a new crop of three dozen forward-thin...

• Repair Hero: Osher Perry

  MBA student, Osher Perry, is a champion of service and coexistence work in Israel.

• Repair Interview: Eliza Parad and the Jewish Organizing Initiative (JOI)

  Jewish Organizing Initiative (JOI) fellow, Eliza Parad, talks about the importance of building power in a community, finding strength in numbers, and her experience co-leading her family’s seder for the first time.

• Repair Hero: Theodore Bikel

  Best known as an award-winning performer, Theodore Bikel is also a champion of service and social change.