Before any of the service projects we did in the Bahamas we would learn about the need our service met, where the need came from in the first place, and how it related to the Jewish value of tikkun olam, Repairing the World.
Jon Cohen (he/him), Former NYC Fellow and Miami Program Director
I live a few blocks away from the Tree of Life building, and on the day of the shooting, I was first in disbelief, and then horrified. Then, quickly, I jumped into action.
Zack Block (he/him), Former Senior Director of Communities for Repair the World and the Executive Director of Repair the World Pittsburgh
St. John’s staff recognizes human needs as an interconnected whole; you cannot address physical hunger without also addressing psychological hunger (e.g., desiring community) and spiritual hunger (e.g., desiring purpose).
Matthew Kaufman (they/them), Brooklyn Fellow, 2019-20
After a few deep breaths, I was jolted from my state of serenity by the blaring sound of what I learned later to be nearly every vehicle in Pittsburgh’s emergency fleet racing down the boulevard perpendicular to my street. Not too unusual for the city, but it seems off.
Abigail Natelson (she/her), Atlanta Fellow, 2019-20
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