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Let’s talk about bodily fluids

By jsiegel August 27, 2010

I don’t just mean the fluidity of our bodies, the smooth way that we have of using the natural world and then forgetting to call it the morning after. “I care for you, baby, and I’m sorry…” I walked into a grocery store yesterday – holy culture shock! I had forgotten there are people who…

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Judaism is Justice

By jsiegel May 23, 2010

The Global Citizen is a joint project of New Voices and the American Jewish World Service (AJWS). Throughout the year, a group of former AJWS volunteers will offer their take on global justice, Judaism, and international development. Opinions expressed by Global Citizen bloggers do not necessarily represent AJWS. (Thanks to Faigy Abdelhak for her post…

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The Global Citizen: I’d Like a Moat, Please

By jsiegel April 16, 2010

The Global Citizen is a joint project of New Voices and the American Jewish World Service (AJWS). Throughout the year, a group of former AJWS volunteers will offer their take on global justice, Judaism and international development. Opinions expressed by Global Citizen bloggers do not necessarily represent AJWS. I recently saw signs posted on my…

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The Global Citizen: Our Responsibility in Zimbabwe

By jsiegel March 19, 2010

The Global Citizen is a joint project of New Voices and the American Jewish World Service (AJWS). Throughout the year, a group of former AJWS volunteers will offer their take on global justice, Judaism, and international development. Opinions expressed by Global Citizen bloggers do not necessarily represent AJWS. In a weekly commentary on the Torah…

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The Global Citizen: The Importance of Community in Prayer

By jsiegel February 18, 2010

The Global Citizen is a joint project of New Voices and the American Jewish World Service (AJWS). Throughout the year, a group of former AJWS volunteers will offer their take on global justice, Judaism and international development. Opinions expressed by Global Citizen bloggers do not necessarily represent AJWS. Last week, I began discussing the importance…

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The Global Citizen: The Jewish Intentional Community: Part One

By jsiegel February 2, 2010

The Global Citizen is a joint project of New Voices and the American Jewish World Service (AJWS). Throughout the year, a group of former AJWS volunteers will offer their take on global justice, Judaism and international development. Opinions expressed by Global Citizen bloggers do not necessarily represent AJWS. Throughout the world, friends, a revolution is…

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Global Citizen: Who’s the Pharaoh Now?

By jsiegel January 14, 2010

The Global Citizen is a joint project of New Voices and the American Jewish World Service (AJWS). Throughout the year, a group of former AJWS volunteers will offer their take on global justice, Judaism and international development. Opinions expressed by Global Citizen bloggers do not necessarily represent AJWS. A Short Word of Torah: Va’era (January…

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The Global Citizen: Mayim, The Resource

By jsiegel December 31, 2009

The Global Citizen is a joint project of New Voices and the American Jewish World Service (AJWS). Throughout the year, a group of former AJWS volunteers will offer their take on global justice, Judaism, and international development. Opinions expressed by Global Citizen bloggers do not necessarily represent AJWS. This blog post was inspired by the…

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Global Citizen: Tamar’s Story?

By jsiegel December 18, 2009

The Global Citizen is a joint project of New Voices and the American Jewish World Service (AJWS). Throughout the year, a group of former AJWS volunteers will offer their take on global justice, Judaism, and international development. Opinions expressed by Global Citizen bloggers do not necessarily represent AJWS. Last week’s weekly Torah portion, Va-yeishev, contains…

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The Global Citizen: A Targeted People

By jsiegel December 7, 2009

The Global Citizen is a joint project of New Voices and the American Jewish World Service (AJWS). Throughout the year, a group of former AJWS volunteers will offer their take on global justice, Judaism, and international development. Opinions expressed by Global Citizen bloggers do not necessarily represent AJWS. I’m not racist, because my people were…

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The Global Citizen: Male, Female, Other

By jsiegel November 19, 2009

The Global Citizen is a joint project of New Voices and the American Jewish World Service (AJWS). Throughout the year, a group of former AJWS volunteers will offer their take on global justice, Judaism and international development. Opinions expressed by Global Citizen bloggers do not necessarily represent AJWS. Let’s talk about the birds and the…

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Global Citizen: Monopoly, Anyone?

By jsiegel November 5, 2009

The Global Citizen is a joint project of New Voices and the American Jewish World Service (AJWS). Throughout the year, a group of former AJWS volunteers will offer their take on global justice, Judaism and international development.  Opinions expressed by Global Citizen bloggers do not necessarily represent AJWS. The book One Nation, Underprivileged talks about…

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Global Citizen: Shabbas on Shabbat?

By jsiegel October 16, 2009

The Global Citizen is a joint project of New Voices and the American Jewish World Service (AJWS). Throughout the year, a group of former AJWS volunteers will offer their take on global justice, Judaism and international development. My grandfather taught me the song, strumming his guitar of shades of brown, as we sat in his…

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