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Tikkun Olam

Searching for a Minyan: Our Response to Being Censored by J Street

Kevin Coval | Posted 10.20.2009 | World

Read More: Hillel, Palestine, Aipac, Van Jones, Gaza, Middle East Peace Process, Commentary, J Street, Weekly Standard, Fox News, Israel, Tikkun Olam, World News
Kevin Coval

Some right-wing blogs and pseudo-news organizations have churned the alarmist rumor mill about the J Street conference. What is disappointing, and troubling, is J Street's response: caving.

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Mayim Bialik's Latest Role: Green Mom

Avital Binshtock | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green

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Avital Binshtock

We know her as Blossom, that spunky adolescent on that eponymous sitcom. But since the series ended in 1995, Mayim Bialik, now 33, has truly blossomed.

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The Hamlet Secret: Joyful Living!

James M. Lynch | Posted 10.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Personal Responsibility, Personal Transformation, The Hamlet Secret, Responsibility, Personal Growth, Hamlet, The-Hamlet-Secret, Personal Development, Shakespeare, Mahatma Gandhi, Tikkun Olam, James M. Lynch, Gandhi, Happiness, Living News
James M. Lynch

Whatever the result, whatever happened, it is all your "fault" (read "responsibility"). By adopting this stance, you become empowered to take on any situation no matter what.

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Tikkun Olam -- Choosing Between Two Candidates

Nancy Cronk | Posted 10.09.2009 | Denver

Read More: United States Senate, Michael Bennet, Andrew Romanoff, Colorado Senate, Jewish, Tikkun Olam, Mike Miles, Hillary Clinton, Ken Salazar, Barack Obama, Denver News
Nancy Cronk

Ken Salazar, like Mike Miles, believed in "tikkun olam" (Hebrew for "saving the world"), but he also had great marketing. Lesson learned! But what about Bennet and Romanoff?

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When Being Jewish is Enough

Tamar Abrams | Posted 08.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Jews, Religion, Germany, Judaism, Bible, Hebrew, Christianity, Yiddish, Newfoundland, Tikkun Olam, Conversion, Mezzuzah, Living News
Tamar Abrams

In the past several weeks, I've opened my front door to well-dressed people -- men and women, Black and white -- whose sole purpose seemed to be to talk to me about Jesus.

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Beyond Thanksgiving -- Feeding the Hungry in New York City

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 01.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Soup Kitchens, Hunger, Wall Street Crisis, Food Network, Homelessness, Social Action, Economic Crisis, Coalition for the Homeless, Miriam Garron, Tikkun Olam, Living News
Marcia G. Yerman

In an urban center of extremes where the haves and have-nots are acutely aware of each other, this fall's economic downturn has created a definitive shift.

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Our Trash, Our Treasure: Make Every Monday Matter

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 11.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Trash, Ennui, Matthew Emerzian, Spirituality, Election, Tikkun Olam, Every Monday Matters, Learning Cpr, Green Activism, Conservation, Amber Alert, Mentoring a Child, Collective Action, Social Activism, Litter, Green News
Cathleen Falsani

The ideas in the book, Every Monday Matters, are simple -- small acts that collectively add up to an enormous impact for the greater good.

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Will A Vow Of Poverty Fill The Void In My Soul?

Jim Luce | Posted 06.28.2009 | Living

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Jim Luce

As I approach my fiftieth birthday, I am feeling incomplete. Part of me - my soul? - is still missing. In secular terms, I think I am not yet in tou...

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