(apologies to those who aren’t living in new york city – this is an event announcement) (it seems like there are many more radical purim extravaganzas going on all over the country, though, and i’m posting this announcement in part to encourage folks to think big and exciting for next year…) this year’s eighth-or-so edition [...]
It amazes me that in today’s world, we are even debating whether waterboarding constitutes torture. As Jews, we know about torture and waterboarding far too well. As far as can be traced, waterboarding, a technique of interrogation in which the prisoner’s face is immersed in water and s/he is made to choke, feeling that s/he [...]
Guest blog post from Erez Lieberman (Flatbush H.S. ’97), Open Flatbush Reunions creator and Nachshon Rothstein (Flatbush H.S. ’98) The petition: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/openreunions/ The Yeshivah of Flatbush High School Class of 1997 reunion was held on December 22nd, 2007. Although the vast majority of students were invited to bring guests to the reunion, some students — [...]
Jewish Voice for Peace JOB DESCRIPTION DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND OUTREACH JOB TITLE: Director of Education and Outreach SUMMARY OF POSITION: The Director of Education and Policy is responsible for providing internal and external education through a wide variety of methods that increase the ability for members, supporters and allies to support JVP’s efforts by [...]
When we first joined the TV blogs in not posting in solidarity with the Writers Guild strike, for not just a day, but until the strike ended, we didn’t know, nor anticipate, that the strike would continue for as long as it has. As time has continued, we’ve found that silence in solidarity has been [...]
This afternoon, thousands of Ultra-Orthodox Jews will be gathering at the Israeli Consulate in protest of tomorrow’s Jerusalem Pride March. Please join our community at 3:00pm at the consulate for a peaceful demonstration of tolerance in support of the LGBT community of Jerusalem in the midst of this violence and hate. We are not gathering [...]
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