Jorge Ariel Hoffman

Vida Cotidiana/Everyday's Life Photographs

2007-10-29T16:18:00.000-07:00

I lived in Brooklyn once, and used to hang out at Oscar and Valery's house a lot. It was a house full of light color and creativity:

Kashrut and Non-Duality

2007-10-28T19:33:00.000-07:00

These two pictures were publish by Zeek Magazine on November 2006. Jay Michaelson has written a wonderful article that can be found on http://www.zeek.net/611kashrut/

Darfur Rally Photographs

2007-10-28T18:23:00.000-07:00

Do not stand idly by while your neighbor's blood is being shed. (Leviticus 19:16)

What is at stake is our own humanity. (Elie Wiesel)

Whoever can prevent any person throughout the world from committing a sin but does not, is responsible for that person's sin. (Babylonian Talmud, Shabbat 54b)

In front of thousands of people rallying on Sunday on the Mall, religious leaders, politicians and celebrities urged the American people and the Bush administration to do more to help end the ethnic and political conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan. Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/01/us/01rally.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Watch New York Times Video Clip on the Rally: http://video.on.nytimes.com/index.jsp?auto_band=x&rf=sv&fr_story=ae1b248e96f7cd8d26c92f4370797406f2aaa7bb

Photos from the April 30, 2006 Rally on D.C. to Bring Attention to Genocide in Darfur:

Immigrant Rally Pictures

2007-10-28T17:50:00.000-07:00

These Photographs are from the Immigrant Rally in NYC, last year. I had posted before on line but never created a Blog; I think it's time more people see them. I never saw people from all over to come out and talk about immigrant rights.

It was a very important moment in USA history; the birth of the Immigrant movement. It did not pay off, but it started something. I looked for Jewish groups working with the immigrant communities, and found: Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (www.JFREJ.org). This group and Avodah: The Jewish Service Corps, The Jewish FundS for Justice and The Workmen's Circle/ Arbeter Ring, co sponsored a Forum, a panel discussion designed to answer audience questions about the growing immigrant rights movement, the historical context of immigrant struggles and ways to take action and speak up as Jews. Panelists included Raquel Batista, Director of the Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights, Rabbi Lisa Grushcow, Congregation Rodeph Sholom and Ariella Rotramel, an active JFREJ Member and Graduate Student, Women's and Gender Studies, Rutgers University. Jon Moscow, JFREJ Board Member, will moderate. The event was free and open to the public.

“Since biblical times, we Jews have been immigrants, and since biblical times, we have been in pursuit of a society which is just,” said panelist Rabbi Lisa Grushcow, “ For both these reasons, it is incumbent upon us to understand immigration as it plays out today.” Dara Silverman, JFREJ Director explained, “This forum will address how the immigrant rights movement is building, what comes next and how Jews, with a strong immigrant history, can take on a critical role in defending the rights of immigrants today.” Nationally, the immigration debate rages. Proposed new laws threaten civil liberties, immigrant rights and our relations with other countries and put pressure on labor standards and worker rights. “JFREJ has been working in support of immigrant rights for over 10 years. From our work with the Chinese Staff and Workers Association fighting for back wages, fighting for police attacks on immigrants like Amadou Diallo, to our ongoing work for Domestic Workers’ rights, JFREJ has been and is there,” stated Dara Silverman, JFREJ Director.

The photographs below belong to the massive Immigrant rally in NYC: