Dvar Tzedek: Torah Commentary

The Dvar Tzedek offers a social justice perspective on the teachings of the weekly Torah portion. This year we are launching the Lisa Goldberg Memorial Writers' Fellowship, a new program in which five fellows will each write 10-11 commentaries for the Dvar Tzedek over the course of the year. This year's Writing Fellows come from diverse backgrounds and each speaks in a unique voice that utilizes the parshah to educate readers about global justice and motivate them toward action.

Holiday Resources

• From The Sources
• Chag v'Chesed
• Readings

The Jewish calendar offers an awesome synthesis of thoughtful reflection and forward thinking.  On the one hand, each year's holiday cycle, embedded in nature's seasonal repetition, provides an opportunity to revisit history and memory, to learn from tradition and experience.  At the same time, each holiday is mapped onto a vision of progress, of movement toward a more just and equitable world in which all people are free from poverty and oppression.  AJWS' holiday resources provide opportunities for people of all Jewish backgrounds to explore and engage with both of these elements of Jewish holiday observance, so that our holidays can be both chagim u'zmanim l'sasson – festivals and times for celebration – and moadim l'tzedek – holidays for the pursuit of justice. 

For further information about any of these publications, please contact Sarah Margles at smargles@ajws.org

 

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