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A CAUSE OF
DISSATISFACTION
But being Jewish is not solely
about what is happening in Israel, is it? There are so many other issues that
concern me – housing, employment, education, civil rights, the environment and
social justice generally.
OUR EXPERIENCE
For over 30 years we have helped groups form and work on
issues they believed were not being adequately addressed by their
communities.
Ron: coordinated political campaigns; helped organize a
public housing tenants' union; sued on behalf of a peace activist teacher not
rehired by a school system; ran programs for bar associations and founded three
law firms aimed at delivering legal services to low and middle income
clients; coordinated efforts of a divorce
mediation association; created public interest career programs for
Harvard Law School and other law school students; and counseled lawyers seeking
satisfaction by making their work consistent with their personal and
professional values.
Joan: organized and built a community residential center and
alternative school for teenage boys; for twelve years designed and managed
primary prevention programs for a community mental health center aimed at
minorities and others; for eighteen years designed, planned and implemented
programs on issues of concern to women in non-profits and corporations,
including Digital Equipment, Bell Atlantic, the Salem MA Chamber of Commerce
and the US Department of Labor.
LET US HELP YOU
Let us help you
form, or join, an organization to take action on an issue of critical
importance to you. Unfortunately, many local Jewish institutions consider
the most pressing domestic and international issues as "not Jewish causes”
unless they are about
Israel
, anti-Semitism or the
holocaust. Jewish writings and history refute this. You are likely to
find great appeal and satisfaction when you try to make the world a little
better place and your efforts in education, housing, employment, the
environment, civil rights, etc., are based on fundamental Jewish
teachings, traditions, values and beliefs. With our support, you will:
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Consider a range of issues
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Recruit and bring together others with similar
interests
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Choose an issue as a focus
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Find relevant reading material
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Talk to knowledgeable individuals
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Learn about other organizations doing similar work
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Create an institution or join one
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Set goals and priorities for the first year
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Design, plan and hold the first activity - one which
raises awareness, recruits others and is a positive step in efforts to
eliminate the root causes of the problem
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