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Your Daily Phil: New book argues for a new take on Jewish education post-Oct. 7

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Good Friday morning! In today’s edition ofYour Daily Phil, we interviewDavid Bryfmanabout his new book on post-Oct. 7 Israel education,Heroism and Hope. We cover aUJA-Federation of New Yorkluncheon raising money for Jewish sports luncheon raising money for Jewish sports and honoring NHL CommissionerGary Bettman, and report on Israeli PresidentIsaac Herzog’s decision to cancel his in-person […]

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What we built in Ukraine, and why it still matters

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This past year we’ve learned that videoconferencing and teleconferencing are legitimate, and in some ways better, ways to participate in local government. But the pandemic also has laid bare longstanding inequities that separate too many Californians from decision-makers. Short-term fixes aren’t sufficient, and long-term reform cannot come soon enough.

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NPR

Synagogues focus on building compassion for all those suffering from the Israel-Hamas conflict

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Longtime IKAR member Shawn Landres says the news over the last several months has sparked lots of discussion within the congregation. “I’ve talked to so many people who really are leaning into Jewish safety or peaceful protest,” he says, “but the most thoughtful voices are the ones that are holding two thoughts.” Two thoughts about

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Jewish Journal

Uniting for Humanitarian Action: Ukraine and Beyond, Two Years On

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When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Southern California civic strategist Shawn Landres started connecting people in his transatlantic network across Europe. “I didn’t want to deal with multiple siloed networks getting into Ukraine humanitarian work and missing opportunities because people didn’t know each other existed,” he recalled. …Working alongside and frequently in collaboration with

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With singers stuck at home, Jerusalem Youth Chorus founder and director share songs and strategy in L.A.

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“The saying that ‘constraints drive innovation’ was proven again tonight,” said Shawn Landres, co-founder of Jumpstart Labs, a nonprofit consulting group. “Unable to bring the chorus with them, Micah and Amer turned us into the chorus so we could directly — not vicariously — experience JYC’s approach to music and dialogue.”

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Autoridades en Los Ángeles dijeron estar ‘Unidos contra el odio y fanatismo’

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“En enero de 2017 [con Donald Trump como presidente] comenzaron a estar más mal las cosas”, expresó Shawn Landres, copresidente de la Semana Unidos contra el Odio Los Ángeles (UAHW, por sus siglas en inglés). “Los residentes del condado de Los Ángeles se sintieron inseguros por el cambio en el ambiente en nuestro país”. Por

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