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My Jewish Journey Into Activism

My Jewish Journey Into Activism

by Jewish Center for Justice | Jan 16, 2019 | Activism, Advocacy, Featured, JCJ Blog, Judaism

By Michael Chaskes “You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to desist from it.” — Pirkei Avot, 2:21. During the first 47 years of my life, I could have counted my brief number of excursions into political advocacy on one hand and still had...

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