http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/ en Copyright 2009 2009-11-10T17:28:35+00:00 http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/congratulations-ari-teman/ http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/congratulations-ari-teman/ Ari Teman is our 2009 Jewish Community Hero of the Year! Send him your congratulations here: 2009-11-10T16:28:35+00:00 http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/the-final-five/ http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/the-final-five/ Drumroll please...here are your five 2009 Jewish Community Heroes finalists! 2009-11-03T14:21:09+00:00 http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/semifinalist-videos-are-up/ http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/semifinalist-videos-are-up/ Each Hero recorded a video to introduce themselves—take a moment to check them out. 2009-10-28T18:28:26+00:00 http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/meet-the-semifinalists/ http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/meet-the-semifinalists/ You cast over 500,000 votes. Now, meet your top twenty Jewish Community Heroes, and spread the word to your friends and family to stay tuned as we choose the Hero of the Year. 2009-10-13T14:04:24+00:00 http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/who-made-it-to-the-semifinals/ http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/who-made-it-to-the-semifinals/ Voting is now closed. With over half a million votes cast for over 400 heroes, you've made our first ever Jewish Community Heroes campaign an astounding success so far. So which of your Heroes will make the top 20? Sign up today, and you'll be among the first to know! http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/semifinals 2009-10-09T03:12:44+00:00 http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/half-a-million-votes/ http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/half-a-million-votes/ We're happy to announce you've cast over 500,000 votes to date—half a million votes! Combine that with the 400+ Heroes nominees we received, each one doing truly inspiring work, and we have to say, Mazel tov! Congrats on making our campaign to identify and promote Jewish Community Heroes a success. 2009-10-06T20:18:32+00:00 http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/kosher-in-kentucky/ http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/kosher-in-kentucky/ 2009-10-06T03:01:40+00:00 http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/afternoon-with-uncle-morty/ http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/afternoon-with-uncle-morty/ 2009-10-02T03:01:10+00:00 http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/law-school-dropout/ http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/law-school-dropout/ 2009-09-29T14:02:09+00:00 http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/vote-for-your-hero/ http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/vote-for-your-hero/ 2009-09-25T14:39:52+00:00 http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/nominations-are-now-closed/ http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/nominations-are-now-closed/ Nominations are closed as of 11:59 PM Eastern Time, September 22nd. Please allow approximately 48 hours for your nominee to appear on the site; as long as they're submitted by the deadline, you're all set. And in case you didn't get your Hero honored before the deadline, you can nominate them next year in the second annual Jewish Community Heroes campaign! 2009-09-23T13:01:05+00:00 http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/what-makes-a-hero/ http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/what-makes-a-hero/ 2009-09-15T17:53:55+00:00 http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/the-next-phase-semi-finalists/ http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/the-next-phase-semi-finalists/ The deadline to submit your Jewish Community Hero nominee is Tuesday, September 22. Then we'll be moving toward the next phase of our exciting campaign together - naming the top 20 semi-finalists on October 8th. 2009-09-14T12:43:49+00:00 http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/it-takes-a-village/ http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/it-takes-a-village/ Anne Heyman is responsible for a youth village in Rwanda that cares for orphans. Her work is nothing short of heroic. She kindly agreed to an interview covering philanthropy, community service and Tikkun Olam. 2009-08-31T17:10:04+00:00 http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/voting-temporarily-down/ http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/voting-temporarily-down/ This afternoon, voting was down for a short period; it has since been restored. Thanks for your patience. Please browse through the nominees, vote, and forward your favorites to your friends! 2009-08-24T18:06:26+00:00 http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/paying-it-forward/ http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/paying-it-forward/ In pop culture, a hero is someone like Superman—on the spot, rescuing someone in distress, and making a dramatic impact for everyone to see. In real life, that's not always the case. 2009-08-13T19:07:41+00:00 http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/meet-adam/ http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/meet-adam/ Hi there. I'm Adam Finkel. Along with my friend Lindsey Silken, I'll be blogging regularly throughout the Jewish Community Heroes campaign. Together we'll be keeping you up to date on nominees and voting, while highlighting news and events coming up from your communities. 2009-08-07T17:10:22+00:00 http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/meet-lindsey/ http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/meet-lindsey/ Hi! I'm Lindsey Silken, editor of JVibe, a national teen magazine and website. I got on board to help the Jewish Community Heroes campaign because I know how important it is to promote the things that are being done in communities around the country and the change-makers in charge. I'm excited to have the opportunity to blog regularly throughout the duration of the campaign, and I look forward to interacting online with all of you. 2009-08-07T14:34:58+00:00 http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/welcome/ http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/welcome/ Welcome to the Jewish Community Heroes campaign site. We've launched this Web community to give you the chance to nominate and vote for those amazing people tirelessly working to repair the world. With your help, we could be honoring your favorite Hero at this fall's General Assembly in Washington, DC. Learn more about the site here. 2009-08-03T12:59:18+00:00 http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/who-is-your-hero-who-is-your-eli/ http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/blog/entry/who-is-your-hero-who-is-your-eli/ Who is your Jewish Community Hero? Does someone you know inspire you? Do they have the vision to identify a problem and the resourcefulness to create a solution? When we decided to launch this campaign, we had several role models in mind. One of them was Eli Winkelman, founder of Challah for Hunger. Do you know the next Eli? 2009-07-30T02:24:59+00:00