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What’s Your #ServiceStrength?

By / January 3, 2019

This article originally appeared on eJewish Philanthropy on January 3, 2019.

In a world where mattresses are customized to people’s bodies, coffee drinks reflect elaborate personal tastes, and nearly any product can be ordered and delivered with a click of a button, meaningful volunteer work now can be catered to participants in the same way. That’s the mentality behind Repair the World’s new, fun online quiz, “What’s Your #ServiceStrength?,” designed to connect users to service experiences aligned with their passions, interests, and amount of time they want to serve.

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New York Teens Head to Philly to Volunteer

By / December 27, 2018

This article originally ran in the Jewish Exponent on December 25, 2018.

Repair the World Philadelphia and J-Teen Leadership, a program of UJA-Federation of New York, partnered to bring New York teens to Philadelphia to engage in service and learning around education justice, community health care and food insecurity. The 21 teens served an estimated 1,500 people in the Greater Philadelphia area through service organizations Cradles to Crayons Philadelphia, Jewish Relief Agency (JRA), Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden, Markoe Street Community Garden, Philadelphia Fight and others.

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From Rwanda to Atlanta, A Jewish Service Leader

By / December 27, 2018

This interview originally ran on the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation‘s blog on December 21, 2018.

By Rachel Sacks

ATLANTA — Lily Brent has some exciting months ahead of her. Although it has only been a short time since Repair the World Atlanta launched in September, Lily, the Atlanta Community’s first Director, describes a long and detailed list of upcoming projects. Ones like packing seeds for Historic Westside Gardens, leading cooking classes with a PAWKids afterschool program and working with local partners to organize a city-wide Martin Luther King Jr. Day Shabbat with a dialogue on sports and social justice.

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Repair the World and J-Teen Leadership Focus on Urgent Issues During Service Trip to Philadelphia

By / December 20, 2018

This article originally appeared on MySocialGoodNews on December 19, 2018.

By Api Podder

Press Release – Philadelphia – In early fall, Repair the World Philadelphia and J-Teen Leadership, a program of UJA-Federation of NY, partnered to bring New York teens to Philadelphia to engage in meaningful service and learning around education justice, community health care, and food insecurity. Prior to the trip, the teens collected 700 lbs of donated items, including toiletries, school supplies, and clothes, which filled half the bus destined for those with need.

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4 ways to make the most of your week in Pittsburgh

By / December 20, 2018

This article originally appeared on Hoodline on December 19, 2018.

There’s a little something for everyone coming up on the events calendar this week. From marathon prep to holiday hijinks, here’s a roundup of options to help you get out and about in the days ahead.

Cocktails with a Conscience: Housing Justice

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Activists spread message to fight discrimination, hate in Brooklyn

By / November 20, 2018

This story originally ran on News12 Brooklyn on November 19, 2018.

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Activists joined together Monday to spread the message of fighting discrimination and hate by handing out flyers at four key points in Brooklyn.

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Food pantry partners with community service organization to recruit volunteers

By / November 13, 2018

This story originally appeared on News12 Brooklyn on November 12, 2018.

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A week after Pittsburgh shooting, hundreds #ShowUpForShabbat

By / November 5, 2018

This article originally appeared in Religion News on November 3, 2018.

By Yonat Shimron

PITTSBURGH (RNS) — At 9:52 a.m., they stood in silence in the cavernous sanctuary of Congregation Beth Shalom in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood here, less than a mile from the Tree of Life synagogue, where at 9:52 last Saturday (Oct. 27), a gunman had begun shooting.

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On first Shabbat after massacre, Pittsburgh’s Jews break challah together

By / November 5, 2018

This article originally appeared in The Times of Israel on November 3, 2018.

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

PITTSBURGH — On Friday night, over 300 Pittsburgh residents sat down together under a wide tent for a first Shabbat dinner following the mass synagogue shooting in which 11 of its community were murdered for being Jews.

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I pray that the same outpouring of support for Pittsburgh’s Jewish community be replicated for all marginalized communities

By / November 1, 2018

The following piece originally appeared on Public Source on November 1, 2018.

By Zack Block

I am reeling from the horrifying attack on our Jewish community this past Saturday during Shabbat services at Tree of Life synagogue, home of Tree of Light, New Light and Dor Hadash congregations. I was born in Pittsburgh and chose to make Squirrel Hill my home 18 years ago when my transplant-wife said it was “Squirrel Hill or bust.” Much like the majority of Squirrelhillians, after planting our roots here, we jumped head first into our community’s unparalleled Jewish life — both personally and professionally.

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