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Essay Do We Prioritize the Vulnerable in Justice? Earlier this week, Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz wrote about prayer and activism. This week, the Amazon Kindle version of his book Jewish Ethics & Social… Shmuly Yanklowitz March 21, 2012
Essay Is Prayer for Activists? Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz is the founder and president of Uri L’Tzedek. He is the author of Jewish Ethics & Social Justice: A Guide for the 21st… Shmuly Yanklowitz March 19, 2012
Nonfiction Spiritual Activism: A Jewish Guide to Leadership and Repairing the World Rabbi Avraham Weiss
Nonfiction The Jewish Approach to Repairing the World (Tikkun Olam): A Brief Introduction for Christians Elliot N. Dorff
Children’s As Good As Anybody: Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel’s Amazing March Toward Freedom Richard Michelson
Essay Sukkot and Social Justice Rabbi Jill Jacobs is the author of Where Justice Dwells: A Hands-On-Guide for Doing Social Justice in Your Jewish Community (Jewish Lights).My… Jill Jacobs October 11, 2011
Nonfiction Righteous Indignation: A Jewish Call for Justice Or Rose, Jo Ellen Green Kaiser, Margie Klein, eds.
Nonfiction Torture Is a Moral Issue: Christians, Jews, Muslims and People of Conscience Speak Out George Hunsinger, ed.
Nonfiction There Shall Be No Needy: Pursuing Social Justice Through Jewish Law and Tradition Rabbi Jill Jacobs
Children’s Lazar, the Good Deed Dog; Giving Love and Respect to Our Elderly Myrna Gelman Shanker; Linda Robinson, illus.