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How to Play Dreidel: The Traditional Game, Plus a New Spin
Dreidel is the traditional game played to celebrate Hanukkah. How do you play dreidel? Read this handy guide, which includes an alternative style of play and other fun ideas.
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah - Nitzavim: Why Organ Donation is Jewish
Parashat Nitzavim features the phrase “choose life,” but what does it mean to choose life? One way of choosing life is by becoming an organ donor. Rabbi Jacobs discusses why this lifesaving choice is part of his Jewish values in this episode of On the Other Hand.
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Sadie’s Snowy Tu B’Shevat
Sadie is determined to plant a tree for Tu BiShvat, the birthday of the trees. She imagines one that will eventually grow big enough to hold a swing and yield crunchy, sweet apples. Unfortunately, it is winter where she lives – but she keeps on trying.
New Year, Take Two: A Second Chance for a Conscious Year Ahead
To err is human, but ask yourself, next September: When I reflect on the year that has passed, how will I observe my effort to be more of the person I had hoped to be? Happy new year – again!
7 Jewish Resolutions for the Secular New Year
The start of the secular new year is commonly a time for making resolutions for individual betterment in the year to come. Why not incorporate some Judaism into your New Year's resolutions?
Resources for Finding an Internship in D.C.
Interested in finding an internship in Washington, DC? Job Boards | Intern at a U.S.
NAIJC Advocacy Strategy
Through the ADVOCACY STRATEGY, we urge congregants to advocate for legislation and policies on local, state and national levels to pass fair and compassionate immigration laws and ordinances, and to oppose laws and ordinances that penalize immigrants.
The RAC's Deportation Defense Strategy
Our deportation defense strategy entails working with local partners to protect a particular individual who is imminently facing deportation.
NAIJC Material, Financial, Legal Support Strategy
There are many ways to meet the daily needs of undocumented residents in your community through the MATERIAL, FINANCIAL, LEGAL SUPPORT STRATEGY. Solidarity communities help fundraise for the facilities that host and serve people in need of sanctuary.
NAIJC Housing Strategy
Some congregations have committed to opening their doors to host individuals or families at risk of deportation through the HOUSING STRATEGY.