The director of Education for Repair the World, Rebecca Katz, sent an email to Rabbi Ora last week inviting AARC members and friends to participate in their Act Now Against Hunger campaign this Thanksgiving. Detroit is one of seven active sites for the non-profit organization Repair the World, which was founded in 2009 to encourage young Jewish people to participate in meaningful service and engagement in social change rooted in Jewish values and learning.
This year they have put together special resources for Thanksgiving to help us have conversations about hunger at our Thanksgiving dinner table, or another appropriate time.
“Transform your table into a place of generous learning, listening, and action. As we gather around a table of plenty, commit to opening your table to conversations about food insecurity and hunger. Use these three discussion guides and DIY resources to root your discussion of food insecurity in Jewish values and foster a brave space for people to meaningfully engage with each other’s experiences and ideas.”
The discussion guides and resources below are very nicely put together and will be relevant throughout the year. Take a minute to look through them and download for your family’s use.
Discussion Guides:
- A Plateful of Grateful
- Untangle the impact of food waste and hunger using this guide co-created with 412 Food Rescue, a Pittsburgh non-profit that believes that good food belongs to people, not landfills.
- Addressing Hunger Together
- Discuss root causes and strategies to address food insecurity through traditional and modern food justice texts
- Bringing Generosity to a Tough Table
- If you are heading into a tense or divisive space and want to foster a generous and open conversation at your table, check out this guide we developed in partnership with Lab/Shul, an everybody-driven experimental Jewish community in NYC.
- Food Justice Glossary
- Build a shared language around food justice
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