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Social Justice

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To Heal a Frac­tured World: The Ethics of Responsibility
Jonathan Sacks
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
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The Way into Tikkun Olam: Repair­ing the World
Elliot N. Dorff
Cover of Righteous Indignation: A Jewish Call for Justice
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Right­eous Indig­na­tion: A Jew­ish Call for Justice
Or Rose, Jo Ellen Green Kaiser, Margie Klein, eds.
Cover of Judaism and Justice: The Jewish Passion to Repair the World
Non­fic­tion
Judaism and Jus­tice: The Jew­ish Pas­sion to Repair the World
Sid Schwarz
Cover of Hot Pursuit: Murder in Mississippi
Chil­dren’s
Hot Pur­suit: Mur­der in Mississippi
Stacia Deutsch; Craig Orback, illus.
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Tor­ture Is a Moral Issue: Chris­tians, Jews, Mus­lims and Peo­ple of Con­science Speak Out
George Hunsinger, ed.
Cover of There Shall Be No Needy: Pursuing Social Justice Through Jewish Law and Tradition
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There Shall Be No Needy: Pur­su­ing Social Jus­tice Through Jew­ish Law and Tradition
Rabbi Jill Jacobs
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Noth­ing Like Sun­shine: A Sto­ry in the After­math of the MLK Assassination
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Lazar, the Good Deed Dog; Giv­ing Love and Respect to Our Elderly
Myrna Gelman Shanker; Linda Robinson, illus.
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Jew­ish Choic­es, Jew­ish Voic­es: Social Justice
Elliot N. Dorff & Danya Ruttenberg, eds.
Essay

Improv­ing Moral Vocabulary

Eric Gre­it­ens is the author of The Heart and the Fist: The Edu­ca­tion of a Human­i­tar­i­an, the Mak­ing of a Navy SEAL. He has been blog­ging all…
Eric Gre­it­ens
July 28, 2011
Essay

The Strength of Judi­asm. The Courage of Social Justice.

Eric Gre­it­ens​‘s most recent book, The Heart and the Fist: The Edu­ca­tion of a Human­i­tar­i­an, the Mak­ing of a Navy SEAL, is now avail­able. He will be…
Eric Gre­it­ens
July 26, 2011
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