Civil Rights Journey
We carried the teaching, “Justice, justice you shall pursue.” The power of the repeated word, justice, would be present throughout our journey.
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Shabbat Shirah on MLK Day
Shabbat Shirah fortuitously fell on the same weekend that TBE commemorated the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Partakers: College Behind Bars
Our team visits MCI Concord monthly to mentor Randy, a 30-year-old man who has been incarcerated for 11 years, as he earns his degree.
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Receiver and Giver
My TBE volunteer activities have provided me with an opportunity to fulfill the Jewish values of visiting the sick and working for justice.
Massachusetts Criminal Justice Reform Bill is Signed into Law!
Jews have two great story motifs: that of an immigrant, “My father was an Aramean,” and that of a slave, “We were slaves in Egypt.” Each Passover we try to relive those experiences as if they were “ours.” In the US we still live with racial injustice born of slavery, still requires our “repair of… Read More
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Strengthening My Spirituality through TBE Partakers College Behind Bars Mentoring Team Program
By widening my circle of compassion to those whose lives look different from mine, I am strengthening my spirituality and Jewish identity.
Read more >>CELEBRATE COMMUNITY
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