"We're already practicing tikkun olam--repairing the world--in our day-to-day lives," says Jonathan Graboies, a resident of Moishe House in New Orleans, "so in a way we're being Jewish even without being in the synagogue."
Posts Tagged: "New Orleans"
August 28, 2009: Moishe House New Orleans
August 29, 2008: Katrina Third Anniversary
We have a story about two people in the vanguard of a historic grassroots movement that's brought hundreds of thousands of volunteers to the region. Its focus has shifted from Katrina's immediate aftermath to broader issues of social justice.
June 27, 2008: D’Iberville Rebuilding Celebration
In D'Iberville, Mississippi, near Biloxi, almost three years after Katrina, volunteers from around the country celebrated the rebuilding of nearly a thousand homes.
September 28, 2007: U.S. Episcopal Church: What Now?
the Episcopal Church divisions over homosexuality and the interpretation of Scripture. This week the U.S. Episcopal bishops went as far as they said they could to comply with the demand from the worldwide Anglican Communion that the U.S. church clarify its policies on gay issues.
September 28, 2007: Bishop Robert Duncan
Read more of Kim Lawton's September 27, 2007 interview with Bishop Robert Duncan of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh.
September 28, 2007: Bishop Gene Robinson
Read more of Kim Lawton's interview in New Orleans with Bishop Gene Robinson of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire.
September 21, 2007: U.S. Episcopal Bishops’ Meeting in New Orleans
Another deadline looms for the U.S. Episcopal Church. Episcopal bishops are meeting in New Orleans until Tuesday (September 25), and a key item on their agenda is an ultimatum on gay issues from leaders of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
September 21, 2007: INTERVIEW Bishop Charles Jenkins
Read more of Kim Lawton's interview with the Rev. Charles Jenkins, Episcopal Bishop of Louisiana.
August 29, 2008: WEB EXCLUSIVE . A Tale of God’s Will
Jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard spoke August 17th with Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly about his recent CD, A TALE OF GOD'S WILL: A REQUIEM FOR KATRINA, when he was playing in Washington at Blues Alley.
April 6, 2007: Easter Hope in New Orleans
In this special Easter report, Kim Lawton checks in with two New Orleans pastors who were both in their first years at their churches when Hurricane Katrina hit. She asks them how they are reflecting on the themes of the Easter season this year.
















