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Recharging Judaism is the essential and timely guide for every synagogue and community seeking to strengthen the bonds of Jewish communal life through advocating for social justice. This volume delves into the enriching civic engagement and acts of righteousness already undertaken by Jews and Jewish communities across the country, and further explores the positive differences we can all affect upon the future of America. There are a myriad of ways in which advocating for social justice and participating in civic engagement can create lasting change. Those inspired to affect such change will find new meaning in the texts and history of our tradition. Using real examples from both small and large congregations across the country, Recharging Judaism offers a framework to guide us through our journey of civic responsibility and social duty and into a brighter future for our country.

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This book is a guide and an inspiration for Jews in this troubled time, showing us how to become agents of change in a world that is crying out for justice. In Peter, Paul and Mary, it was our deep civic engagement, expressed in our songs and in our actions, that united us and guided us through the life-changing, painful, glorious struggles of the Civil Rights Movement, the Anti-Vietnam War Movement, and movements beyond. As a Jew and an activist, if I could have one wish fulfilled, it would be that Judaism would indeed be recreated according to the precepts of this book. I have no doubt that if this were to occur, it would usher in a golden era -- not only for Jews but for all those inspired to follow this crucially important path, now more than ever. PETER YARROW, Singer, Songwriter, and Activist Yes! Rabbi Judy Schindler and Judy Seldin-Cohen have provided exactly what we need: real, thoughtful, hands-on opportunities for Jewish communities to make concrete change in America. As we read in Deuteronomy, pursuing justice is an eternal religious obligation for the Jewish people. If there was ever a time when we were called to that obligation, it is now. RABBI RACHEL TIMONER, Senior Rabbi, Congregation Beth Elohim (Brooklyn, NY) Recharging Judaism is a welcome addition to the growing literature on Jewish social justice. Perhaps the book's greatest contributions are the innumerable examples provided of rabbis and lay leaders throughout the country who are taking on significant social policy issues through voluntarism and advocacy. In so doing, these leaders are exciting interest in Jewish life among Jews who might otherwise remain unengaged, and they are fulfilling one of the core purposes of Judaism. RABBI SID SCHWARZ Judaism and Justice: The Jewish Passion to Repair the World; Founding Rabbi, Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation (Bethesda, MD)

This book is a guide and an inspiration for Jews in this troubled time, showing us how to become agents of change in a world that is crying out for justice. In Peter, Paul and Mary, it was our deep civic engagement, expressed in our songs and in our actions, that united us and guided us through the life-changing, painful, glorious struggles of the Civil Rights Movement, the Anti-Vietnam War Movement, and movements beyond. As a Jew and an activist, if I could have one wish fulfilled, it would be that Judaism would indeed be recreated according to the precepts of this book. I have no doubt that if this were to occur, it would usher in a golden era -- not only for Jews but for all those inspired to follow this crucially important path, now more than ever. PETER YARROW, Singer, Songwriter, and Activist Yes! Rabbi Judy Schindler and Judy Seldin-Cohen have provided exactly what we need: real, thoughtful, hands-on opportunities for Jewish communities to make concrete change in America. As we read in Deuteronomy, pursuing justice is an eternal religious obligation for the Jewish people. If there was ever a time when we were called to that obligation, it is now. RABBI RACHEL TIMONER, Senior Rabbi, Congregation Beth Elohim (Brooklyn, NY) Recharging Judaism is a welcome addition to the growing literature on Jewish social justice. Perhaps the book's greatest contributions are the innumerable examples provided of rabbis and lay leaders throughout the country who are taking on significant social policy issues through voluntarism and advocacy. In so doing, these leaders are exciting interest in Jewish life among Jews who might otherwise remain unengaged, and they are fulfilling one of the core purposes of Judaism. RABBI SID SCHWARZ Judaism and Justice: The Jewish Passion to Repair the World; Founding Rabbi, Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation (Bethesda, MD)

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