Jewish Funds for Justice
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One of my favorite Jewish organizations! Besides my tremendous work and training experiences with JFSJ, I have become a regular donor to the group because of the impact it has had on my career and on the field of faith-based justice work. Most impressive is their four-star rating on CharityNavigator.org!
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
reading the evaluations of the students from the New Orleans service program that I led. They were deeply moved by the work projects, text studies, and reflection exercises to continue these efforts on campus.
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How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every six months
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
JFSJ partnered with the AJC to organize a trip for myself and nine other women on a mission to rebuild New Orleans last winter break, and it was a life changing experience. The JFSJ mentors were truly inspiring.
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The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
Very inspirational people, models of morality and justice, and thinking individuals.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
One time
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
As a seminary student, JFSJ became home to a program that taught me and many other future Rabbi's and Cantor's how to do CBCO. This class was crucial to the Cantor I am today, I gained confidence because I understood how power worked and I know how to create allies and use the power-structure to be successful. I learned how to get to know people by finding their personal stories, and how powerful that personal motive is for acting in the world. CBCO is not something I do currently, but the tools have helped me to reach my congregants in a way I never thought possible, thank you JFSJ for your seminary class, you are having a big hand in the future of Jewish leaders.
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If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
train even more seminarians, the great thing about training and supporting those trained is that they go out and do the work and create a whole new culture of Jewish Americans, being a light to the nation is really possible one-on-one, together.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
One time
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
I had a life-changing experience on my trip to New Orleans in February 2009. Honestly. The combination of helping a community that is in great need (insulating and dry-walling homes for Hurricane Katrina victims), learning about the community and governmental reaction/inaction to the storm and its aftermath (speakers included healthcare, housing, & Jewish community professionals), connecting with volunteers/clients/community organizers/trip leaders, and the educational sessions that enabled us to talk about our experiences and apply Jewish theology to our experiences all made for a well-rounded & inspiring experience, and enabled new friendships. After returning from our trip, I was so inspired by my experience with the organization that I decided I needed to do something that made the best use of my talents and my voice. So my husband and I wrote an article for the Atlanta Jewish Times and the JFSJ newsletter. Professional Photographer magazine also did an article about me, our trip and the photographs I took while there. I recommend this trip and the organization to everyone looking to be a part of something larger than themselves, to have an impact on a community in need, and to connect with other similar-minded Jewish people.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
the feeling of helping complete strangers, learning about their struggle and being inspired. And the friends I made.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
generous, inspired, thankful and kind.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
make more trips available to people across the country and help more people in need. It could also increase the news coverage of those in need and therefore increase volunteer support.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
One time
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
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