~50% of women who are homeless report that domestic violence was the immediate cause of their homelessness. “Stumbling Southward” is a poem from a domestic violence survivor who has been served by Project DVORA. This writer explores the connection between DV and homelessness. In addition to advocacy-based counseling, Project DVORA offers resilience-building groups for individuals and…

Recommended reading lists, especially in summer, come to us from everywhere these days. Schools, magazines, book clubs and parenting groups all have ideas, so we thought we’d join the conversation. Here’s a first-ever recommended reading list compiled from staff suggestions. Enjoy in the summer – or anytime. If you’ve read something on the list, leave…

When I taught 5th grade, my students served meals to homeless people. They always reported that it “felt good” to help other people. As their teacher, I was pleased about their enthusiasm for this monthly mitzvah, but wondered: Did these experiences produce anything beyond the students’ good feelings? We certainly weren’t solving the bigger issues…

At Passover, we relive the story of the Exodus from enslavement in mitzrayim – the narrow place, which in our story, is Egypt. The retelling of the Passover story is often used to explore other journeys toward liberation from other narrow places, including the African-American journey from slavery. We are living during a tremendous groundswell…