Author Archives: Sarah Resnick
In Our Interest: An Interview with Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay
In November, at the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism’s 2015 Convention, JOIN for Justice will launch an initiative to train clergy and synagogue lay leaders jointly in community organizing skills. Seminary Project alumna and former staff member Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay was … Read More
The Leopard In Our Sanctuary: a Yom Kippur Sermon from Rabbi Jonah Pesner
Rabbi Jonah Pesner, a JOIN for Justice board member and the Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, delivered this sermon at Temple Israel on Yom Kippur in 2004. The words remain a powerful and timely call to … Read More
Lessons for Rosh Hashannah From My 6-Year-Old’s Swimming Lessons
A Rosh Hashannah greeting from our Executive Director, Karla Van Praag. Remember the breaststroke? Glide. Pull. Kick. Breathe. My six-year-old daughter learned it this summer. Well, sort of. She’s got all of the components down, but she keeps taking … Read More
Welcoming our ’15-’16 Jewish Organizing Fellows!
This past Labor Day weekend we welcomed our newest class of Jewish Organizing Fellows to their opening retreat. Our 11 Fellows met for four days in Stoughton, Massachusetts to begin building relationships with each other and kick off the year. The … Read More
Fasting for a Moral Budget in Pennsylvania
JOIN’s Rabbinic Fellowship launched in April and we’ve had a powerful first few months. 43 rabbis representing 75,000 congregants in Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and Philadelphia have joined the Clergy Fellowship and begun engaging deeply in community organizing, and starting the process … Read More
