http://reformjudaismmag.org// KnowledgeDispatch http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=3278 Janos Maté. Reflections on how the authors whole life journey, including his Jewish upbringing, inspired him to become an activist, taking on perilous assignments to make the world a better place. Summer 2013. Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=3050 Q&A with Jackie Curtis Silverman. The founder of The New Orleans Womens Shelter reflects on having decided to no longer live my sheltered life telling myself that homelessness was a government problem to solve. Summer 2012. PDF. Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=2959 Evan Happy Braude. Engagement gives meaning to my life, and from meaning I derive happiness. Part of Focus Happiness. Winter 2011. Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=2905 This tribute to the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaisms 50th anniversary includes Fighting for a Better Future: 12 Milestones, chronicling a dozen historic milestones where the RAC was at the forefront of social justice; and reflections by two former RAC Eisendrath Legislative Assistants, Brandeis President Frederick Lawrence and Rabbi David Stern, on being shaped by the LA experience. Fall 2011. Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=2903 Ellen Marks. Personal story of a woman whose husband, 56, was diagnosed with a malignant, lethal brain tumor. Before his diagnosis the family had no idea that some researchers had linked prolonged cell phone use with brain tumors. An epiphany during Shabbat services at her congregation galvanized the author to take action, becoming a leading spokesperson on the perils of unsafe cell phone use and an advocate for governmental legislation that would mandate appropriate warnings regarding levels of radiation to consumers at point of purchase. Includes Ellen Marks Recommended Cell Phone Precautions. Fall 2011. Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=2838 YES perspective by Jonathan Biatch, NO perspective by Clifford E. Librach. Summer 2011. Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=2836 A member of Sinai Temple, Champaign, Illinois reflects on the challenges and meaning of her volunteer work in Haiti and other locales. PDF. Summer 2011. Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=2834 For his temple mitzvah project in preparation for his becoming a bar mitzvah, Ryan Coretz of Temple Israel, Tulsa, Oklahoma raised $60,000 to build a Habitat for Humanity house and helped construct it, too. Summer 2011. Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=2703 Richard Jacobs. Was it God's will or human injustice that caused so many deaths in Haiti? Includes sidebar on URJ Haiti relief efforts. Spring 2011. Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=2121 A conversation with Howard Schwartz. The origins and initial messages of tikkun olam. Winter 2009. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=2122 No byline. Answering the questions: Are congregations permitted to take positions on upcoming state ballot initiatives, and how can new Reform social action chairs best get started? Summer 2009. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=2123 Daniel David May. Reform congregants throughout America are engaged in a radical rethinking of social action-community organizing-using the same community organizing model that propelled President Barack Obama to victory. Spring 2009. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=2128 Judy Priven. Volunteer teaching in Kampala, Uganda in front of "a classroom of at least sixty students of various ages; no textbooks, pens, or pencils; and a blackboard so pale that my chalk marks vanished on impact." Spring 2009. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=2127 Carolyn Slutsky. A leader of the Jewish community in Uganda brings together Jews, Christians, and Muslims for a joint coffee cooperative that raises their economic prospects and improves interfaith relations. Part of Focus: The African Connection. Spring 2009. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=2126 Selma Burley For years I'd admired people who volunteered for missions across the globe. At age 65, I took the leap, and began teaching in Ghana. Part of Focus: The African Connection. Spring 2009. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=2124 Josh Ruxin. Personal story of how the author, a Reform Jew from Ridgefield, Connecticut, created on-the-ground organizations and strategies for prosperity creation in Rwanda. Part of Focus: The African Connection. Spring 2009. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=2129 Donald Cohen-Cutler. Community actions taken by Reform Jews and congregations to help the uninsured millions in America; includes URJ social action resources. Winter 2008. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=2010 An interview with Anat Hoffman, who leads the Reform Movement's struggle against injustice in Israel, on legal, advocacy, and communal social action initiatives that are making a difference. Winter 2008. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=2130 An introduction to the range of Reform Jewish thinking on tikkun olam. Summer 2008. Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=2131 Elisa Ruth Schindler. The true story of the organ donation that saved the life of a member of the Schindler clan; includes resources on organ donation. Spring 2007. Wed, 07 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=2133 Wiesel reflects on the message he instilled during the Holocaust to never be silent in the face of indifference and what all human beings can do to maintain this larger perspective on the world. Part of Focus: Healing the World. Winter 2005. Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=2134 Interview with Rabbi Daniel Freelander. Step-by-step account of how the Union for Reform Judaism, in conjunction with hundreds of Reform congregations, helped hundreds affected by Hurricane Katrina way before the federal government took action. Part of Focus: Healing the World. Winter 2005 Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=2132 The associate director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism reflects on the Reform Movement's behind-the-scenes political partnerships with unexpected bedfellows in pursuit of social change grounded in Reform values. Part of Focus: Healing the World. Winter 2005. Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://reformjudaismmag.org/_kd/go.cfm?destination=ShowItem&Item_ID=2576 Leonard Fein. To those who argue that our top priority should be Jewish continuity or that Jews are too small a group to make a difference in healing the world, the author responds, "What would Judaism be without a fundamental commitment to defending the poor and the helpless?" Fall 1996. Tue, 01 Oct 1996 00:00:00 GMT