Can Israel get too much attention?

By lcuen April 3, 2011

Starting last night my school is now hosting the 9th Annual Human Rights Festival at the University of San Francisco, which, btw, will be continuing all weekend and is free and open to the public. It will feature a total of 23 films from all around the world, a variety ranging from full length documentaries…

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Time To Act

By bbarer December 23, 2010

I have spent my entire life living in the world of formal educational environments. I have learned a lot while doing so, and am immensely comfortable in such a setting. Since high school especially, much of the learning I have been exposed to — western philosophy and in-depth Jewish text study — has had a…

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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: What Makes It Jewish Social Justice?

By feabdelhak May 7, 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. Within Avodah, AJWS, and other realms at…

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The Global Citizen: Take a moment with TED

By arandel January 7, 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                        Being that I am…

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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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The Global Citizen: One Avodahnik’s Contemplation on Social Capital

By feabdelhak October 14, 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. As this is my first blog post, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Faigy, and I…

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