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Helping People to Live B'Kavod

Keren B'Kavod, IRAC's humanitarian aid project, has a "no photography" policy. For Keren B'Kavod, whose name translates to "The Dignity Fund," dignity begins with a decision not to exploit needy people by photographing them in misery.

Don't "Friend" So Freely

If you're internet savvy enough to be reading this blog post, there's at least a reasonable chance you're also one of the 400 million people around the globe who has a Facebook page, the 100 million who use MySpace, or the 35 million on LinkedIn.

An Appeal to Bagel-Lovers (And Their Friends)

 Update on Immigration Reform:

Yesterday, the chief authors of much anticipated comprehensive immigration reform legislation, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), published an op-ed in the Washington Post outlining their framework for

Deal or No Deal

The decision to move critical health insurance reform toward passage by means of reconciliation may constitute a victory in the fight to preserve access to abortion services in reform.

Let All Who Are Hungry Come and Eat

CNS Logo.jpgThis piece first appeared in the Jewish Council for Public Affairs' Confronting Poverty e-newsletter and is republished with permission.

As the deadline approaches for Congress to reauthorize billions of dollars to support vital child nutrition programs, the

Health Care Reform Will Be a Game-Changer

Cliff.JPGRev. Cliff Frasier is the Faith Coordinator for the Service Employees International Union's (SEIU) Healthcare Reform Campaign.

These final days leading up to the anticipated health care vote, policy-making of the past year and decades of debate on health care