Wow, just reviewing the calendar and noticed we were busy with Tikkun Olam events. We started the month with our monthly JUFJ Fair Purple Line campaign meeting. We did a lot of strategy planning and identifying persons to interview and continue our research. I'm looking forward to our next meeting (tomorrow) to determine our 'ask' and then start doing coalition building.
Not even a week later MHSS and MHDC partnered up and hosted Ari Hart, co-director of NYC-based Uri L'Tzedek, to speak about their new grassroots initiative, the Tav HaYosher, to bring workers, restaurant owners, and community members together to create just workplaces in kosher restaurants. I'm excited to hear that various jewish groups are fighting for worker justice, especially after learning about the awful raid at AgriProcessors. The discussion of Kashrut and ethic is complicating and challenging, but I'm glad it's begun.
The next week, Rachael worked with a local and historical synagogue 6th & I to show "As We Forgive" and hosted the director Mrs. Waters-Hinson. The film was incredible powerful and incredible to see how Rwandan community is responding to the release of thousands of killers into the community. They are trying to rebuild this community in peaceful ways, through dialogue and conflict resolution. I think many community can learn a lot from the practices Rwanda is doing.
And we finish the month with an equally powerful and special evening, the JUFJ Labor Seder. I was thrilled to receive an email the day before the event saying it was sold out! 200 people was capacity. It's always been a family tradition to invite persons of other religions and backgrounds to our seders and I'm glad to continue this tradition on my own. And on top of that, we focused on labor rights and invited local day laborers to join and share their stories. I don't think we could have ended the month with any better event.
It's great to share my interests and work towards justice in my jewish community.
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