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100 young Jews are volunteering this summer as part of a new service project
By Yonat Shimron — July 14, 2020
(RNS) — Serve the Moment is intended to inspire young Jewish adults to perform 100,000 acts of service during this turbulent summer when the coronavirus is spreading and social unrest over racial inequality is rising.
COMMENTARY: War on Poverty anniversary recalls religion’s role in Appalachia
By Mark I. Pinsky — January 8, 2014
HOT SPRINGS, N.C. (RNS) On the 50th anniversary of the launch of President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty, it is worth recalling that Appalachia was a magnet for missionaries, both religious and secular. They failed, in part, because they did not respect the strong beliefs and culture of the region.
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