Entries tagged with 'disaster relief'
Roll Up Your Sleeves: Adult Mitzvah Corps Trip to Haiti
Over the past few months, the Union for Reform Judaism has raised more than $1.2 million for Haiti Disaster Relief. Those funds have and continue to be allocated to many incredible projects - emergency medical care, housing, temporary schools and...
Helping Haitians Help Themselves
It's not often that a politician admits he or she made a mistake, but recently, none other than former President Bill Clinton did just that. For what did he recant? As the Washington Post reports, he apologized "for championing...
On the Ground in Haiti
This post first appeared at RJ.org. In the middle of the night, I awoke to the sound of rain on my window, which is typical this time of year in Port-au-Prince. From the comfort of my warm bed, the sound...
Dropping Haiti's Debt
In a move that proves that, when pressed, Congress can act quickly, both houses of Congress passed legislation aimed at relieving Haiti of its debt. The Haiti Debt Relief and Earthquake Recovery Act (HR4573) was passed by the House of...
Jews Responding to the Earthquake in Haiti
Temple Rodef Shalom in Falls Church, Virginia is looking beyond the headlines in thinking about how best to form their communal response to the recent earthquake in Haiti. This week, TRS's senior rabbi, Amy Schwartzman, shares a guest post about...
Haiti Relief Update
Last week, Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie, President of the Union for Reform Judaism, and Peter Weidhorn, Chairman of the Board of the URJ, sent the following email to presidents and rabbis of URJ Congregations. What do a religious school pajama...
Earthquake in Chile
On February 28, 2010, one of the largest earthquakes in recorded history of 8.8 magnitude struck Chile, killing hundreds, displacing hundreds of thousands and causing widespread destruction of homes, schools, hospitals, offices and infrastructure. Two million people are impacted by...
Disabled in Haiti, Where Everyone is Now Vulnerable
February is Jewish Disability Awareness Month, and all month, we'll be featuring blog posts about disability inclusion. Read our posts here and visit our Jewish Disability Awareness Month page.Estimates of the financial damage caused by January's earthquake in Haiti have...
(Debt) Relief for Haiti
More than two weeks after Haiti was devastated by a catastrophic 7.0 magnitude earthquake, the shattered country is pleading for better aid for victims amid reports of chaotic and ineffective food distribution. Worse yet for the troubled country - as...
What Lies in the Rubble of Haiti's Presidential Palace
Rabbi Steve Gutow is President and CEO, Jewish Council for Public Affairs. This piece was prepared along with Jared Feldman, JCPA Deputy Washington Director. It originally appeared on Huffington Post and is reprinted with permission from the JCPA.We are all...
Haiti's Ground Zero - Leogane
Dr. Adam Koons is a member of Temple Emanuel, Kensington, MD and Director of Relief & Humanitarian Assistance of International Relief & Development. Dr. Koons' blog posts from Haiti were originally posted on the IRD blog. Visit Voices from the Field...
Creating a Better World, Together
"I am involved with the work that I do because I'm a Muslim and because I'm an American." These words stuck in my mind as I watched the excellent short video (after the jump) produced by Young Muslim American Voices,...
Haiti Relief Update on URJ Allocations
Rabbi Marla Feldman is the Director of Development for the Union for Reform Judaism. This posit originally appeared on RJ.org. To donate to the URJ's Haiti disaster relief efforts and to learn more about allocations, visit urj.org/relief. In one week,...
The URJ's Response to Devastation in Haiti
Some estimates of the death toll from the 7.0 earthquake that rattled Haiti last week have risen to 200,000, as American troops began air drops of food and water and the United Nations pledged an additional 2,000 peacekeepers "to protect...
Helping Haiti: URJ Opens Disaster Relief Fund
Yesterday, a severe earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter devastated Haiti - the most severe earthquake to hit the already-impoverished impoverished country in 200 years. The epicenter was near Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital, and according to the International Red Cross, as...
Live from New Orleans: Eves on the Eve of the Eve
Naomi Abelson is blogging from New Orleans, Louisiana, where she is leading the Union for Reform Judaism's Tzevet Mitzvot: Adult Mitzvah Corps program this week. Work day 2? Check! With the warmer weather lifting our spirits, our crew climbed higher...
Live from New Orleans: Southern Hospitality
Naomi Abelson is blogging from New Orleans, Louisiana, where she is leading the Union for Reform Judaism's Tzevet Mitzvot: Adult Mitzvah Corps program this week. Day 2: Shabbat Shalom, y'all! The sun is bright and the weather's warm here in...
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