Social justice is increasingly popular these days, especially amongst young Jews. But what does it mean, not just to pursue justice, but to do so in a Jewish way? In this session, we’ll explore the Jewish perspective on justice through key texts. We'll also explore the mission statements of local organizations working for change in our own neighborhoods, discussing how their efforts align with Jewish values of communal responsibility. Through this conversation, participants will learn practical ways to support and engage in justice work in the Greater Boston community.

Lindsay Flammey Furman (she/her) is a lifelong lover of Jewish learning. Her professional journey as a Jewish educator has encompassed a wide variety of Jewish settings including University of Miami Hillel, Temple Beth Elohim (Wellesley, MA), Schechter Boston, and now Lehrhaus. Lindsay approaches learning, studying, and teaching as a relationship-based endeavor, both with her chevruta and with the text itself. In addition to taking delight in parsing and translating Biblical Hebrew texts, Lindsay finds joy in playing disc golf, reading a good book, and going for long walks with her husband and dog.

AvirLev Waxman is the City Director for Repair the World Boston. Repair the World Boston mobilizes Jews and their communities to take action and meet local needs, creating meaningful change in pursuit of a just world. A lover of Torah, bad jokes, and liberatory politics, AvirLev has spent many years both professionally and as an activist in political, labor, and environmental movements. He is excited to bring together a love of Judaism with deep service work, and hopes to help spread a radical and social justice oriented notion of tikkun olam.