Tag: "Tikkun Olam"

The Chooser and the Chosen

The Chooser and the Chosen

Our choices are a gift that we possess and that we give. It is a waste of our existence to be unaware of the choices that we make and the potential they have to help or hurt our world.

Minnesota’s Rabbi Allen Inspires at DC Immigration Rally [Updated]

Minnesota’s Rabbi Allen Inspires at DC Immigration Rally [Updated]

Rabbi Morris Allen spoke about immigrant rights and Tikkun Olam in front of thousands today at the March for America in Washington, DC. Watch the video here.

Healing Hands for Haiti: a Local Activist’s Perspective on the Crisis

Healing Hands for Haiti: a Local Activist’s Perspective on the Crisis

I worry that Haiti is already slipping from people’s attention and interest and the real work has not even begun.

Give Jewishly to Haiti’s Earthquake Victims

Give Jewishly to Haiti’s Earthquake Victims

Join Jewish community organizations around the world to provide critical aid to earthquake victims in Haiti.

We Should Not Stand Idly By On Health Care

We Should Not Stand Idly By On Health Care

Is it Jewish to support national health care reform? Why or Why Not? Here is Minnesota State Representative Phyllis Kahn’s response:

My New Year’s resolution: volunteer with Nechama, the Jewish response to disaster

This Rosh Hashanah, I am renewing my commitment to Tikkun Olam, to repairing the world. My New Year’s resolution is to sign up to volunteer with Nechama, the Jewish response to disaster.