JDC Voices Blog
Global Jewish Reflections | Processing Trauma and Staying Connected to Global Jewry — Even During a Pandemic
This week's Torah portions, Tazria-Metzora, speak of collective healing from trauma. For rabbinical student Aaron Blasband, virtual experiences with JDC Entwine provided a toolkit for processing the pandemic.
A Joint Project: A JDC Educator Reflects on Intergenerational Education
What can the elderly teach us about Passover? Educator and youth coordinator Grigoriy Morozov reflects on the importance of intergenerational education during the Passover season.
Global Jewish Reflections | In Venezuela, Overcoming Obstacles, Just as the Passover Story Teaches
For Venezuelan Jewish educator Raquel Markus-Finckler, Passover is a chance to connect her community's journey to the ancient story of the Israelites' exodus from Egypt.
The Meaning of Passover: Reflections from across the Jewish World
Passover is a time to celebrate Jewish freedom and resilience. In this spirit, we bring you these Passover reflections from around the JDC world.
Living in Dubai and Working to Build Jewish Community
For JDC Entwine Global Jewish Service Corps Fellow Reva Gorelick, living in Dubai is a chance to discover the true meaning of Jewish community.
Global Jewish Reflections | Faith and Freedom: A Szarvas Leader Reflects on the Meaning of Passover
What does Passover teach us? Niki Novák, a unit head at Camp Szarvas and staff member at JCC Budapest – Bálint Ház, reflects on what lessons this story imparts to us today.
Global Jewish Reflections | Above the Arctic Circle, My Murmansk Jewish Life is Warm and Inviting
For Murmansk teen Anton Artemenko, this week's Torah portion of Vayikra connects to his work building Jewish life in the world's northernmost Jewish community.
Global Jewish Reflections | Hesed Was My Home. When Jewish Life Moved Online, I Followed.
Kharkiv volunteer Irina Kalashnikova discusses the power of tzedakah and global Jewish responsibility, connecting these Jewish values to the Torah portion of Vakaykhel-Pekudei.
The Past in Translation: Piecing Together Jewish History in Rural Poland
Shoshana Weiner didn't know that her trip to Europe would culminate three generations of Jewish history. But stepping off a bus in Poland, she meets the family who made her Jewish journey possible.
Meeting the World: A JDC Entwine Alumna Encounters Her Global Jewish Family
Jill Rubin didn’t expect to find family in India. But a JDC Entwine trip, and an unexpected encounter along the way, changed her life.
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