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Shabbat Shalom from Mitzvah Corps!
Amid the chaos of the outside world, they create communities of like-minded peers, free from pressures and negativity, from the inundation of ideals that don’t resonate.
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Shabbat Shalom from New Brunswick!
In being a part of UMC and in experiencing the conditions of urban poverty here in New Brunswick, we have committed ourselves, made ourselves obligated, to continue this work. This is our pledge. This is our oath.
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Urban Mitzvah Corps: What UMC Means To Me
On Sunday, Urban Mitzvah Corps has its first ever Alumni Day, in which our UMC cohort hosted about 15 alumni at the current UMC house. We spent the day sharing stories with one another, brainstorming about the future of UMC, and exploring New Brunswick together. It was an important and inspirational day for all involved!
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Shabbat Shalom from Mitzvah Corps!
And yet, there are times when the burden of action falls directly on us, when we’ve taken in what we need to know, and our strength, bravery, and willingness to lead is what will help move the world forward.
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Shabbat Shalom from New Brunswick!
As many of our participants and alumni have acknowledged, UMC does not end when the program does. This is just the beginning.
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Urban Mitzvah Corps: Learning From Rabbi Rick Jacobs
Rabbi Jacobs taught us that every movement must begin with one person and that every ocean starts with one drop of water. He showed us that what we do matters.
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Urban Mitzvah Corps: Making Connections
She wanted to tell us how grateful she was that we came and that even though other volunteers would be coming in the next week, she was going to miss us a lot.
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Urban Mitzvah Corps: Sharing Sara’s Story
I am very thankful for having met her and for hearing her story. Thank you, Sara, for teaching me to always find the positive in every situation!
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Shabbat Shalom from Mitzvah Corps!
As our teens build a foundational understanding for the ways that Judaism empowers them to be agents of change, they are beginning to appreciate that the ability to step in, to turn a curse into a blessing, lies with them.
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Shabbat Shalom from New Brunswick!
We will continue to work to turn our own and others’ curses into blessings, using our remaining time together in this community and in the New Brunswick community to transform ourselves, turn challenge into triumph, hopelessness into hope, and hate into love.
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