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More Than a Hollywood Story of Leadership

Why is Moses’s name barely mentioned in the Haggadah? He’s a great leader, humanity’s first recorded organizer, yet the only glory he gets is being portrayed by Charlton Heston in a cheesy Technicolor movie? In the JOIN for Justice network—where … Read More

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Pen Your Own Scroll

Written by Rabbi Noah Farkas, Rabbi at Valley Beth Shalom in Encino, California In December 2011, I had the privilege of attending JOIN’s national public narrative training with the Harvard professor and noted community organizer, Marshall Ganz. Being a national … Read More

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