Repair the World Launch Event May 28
Judah Religious Wares and the old Dulce Dry Cleaners are now both for rent. Judah has been a mysterious place to me now for years. Here's to a new life for these storefronts on Nostrand.
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Readers, we are discussing 810 Nostrand and 808 Nostrand, near Lincoln.
Google maps has yet to be updated to show Chika and Lula.
http://goo.gl/maps/WPnqB
...the past is rapidly getting very far behind
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I have news on 808 Nostrand, the former site of the Dry Cleaners.
It is becoming Repair The World, a non profit that fosters Jewish volunteering:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-launch-tickets-16528340712
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Great! I'm glad that we are getting something different in the mix, in addition to cafés, bars, and new eateries.
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The organization seems to realize that Crown Heights has become quite popular with young jewish adults who are not necessarily Orthodox.
The Nostrand office will be the base for their New York City operations:
http://werepair.org/our-local-work/
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If they were trying to appeal to Orthodox Jews, they would likely use the Hebrew term, "Tikkun Olam" rather than the English "Repair the World".
Regardless of language, the concept of a universal obligation to perform community service is well-known to most Jews (although possibly ignored by many). -
I suspect that their staff closely resembles the volunteers they hope to appeal to: http://werepair.org/about-us/meet-our-staff/
The attire of the female staff indicates to me that they are not Lubavitch.
Their overall appearance closely matches many of the young people I see in the neighborhood that have on sweatshirts proclaiming that they are attending (or recently completed) medical school, an MBA program or law school. -
Hi Everyone!We are very excited to be opening up a storefront space at 808 Nostrand! Almost everything that has been mentioned so far is pretty spot-on. The only key difference is that we are very open and inclusive to everyone, which is why we use the English "Repair the World" instead of the Hebrew "Tikkun Olam." We use the Jewish heritage as a guiding principle for work in the community.We host a fellowship (similar to that of Americorps, Teach for America, NYC Civic Corps, etc.) for young adults who want to spend a year both volunteering and recruiting the local community to volunteer alongside them. We focus in education equality and hunger/food access. Instead of creating new programs in these issue areas, we partner with existing local organizations that are doing incredible work in the community. Our NYC branch of the fellowship launches this August with a cohort of 8-9 fellows who will focus in Crown Heights and Bed-Stuy. Some of our local NYC partners include Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger, New York Restoration Project (along with many urban farms in the area), NYC Campaign Against Hunger, Reading Partners, Brooklyn Public Library, Digital Girl, the Crown Heights Mediation Center, Brooklyn Community Services, Brooklyn Community Foundation, the Brooklyn Movement Center, and many more.One of the reasons we chose to focus in Crown Heights and Bed-Stuy and to open up our community space (called "the Workshop") on Nostrand is that we are working to build connections between residents. We think that volunteering is something we can all do together to make our neighborhood a better place. We really want this program and this space to be a place where meaningful discussions about the neighborhood take place and where people come together to support one another.We are opening up a storefront as a whole-hearted community space. We want it to be for and of the community. We plan to host a co-working space during the day and then host community events in the evenings and on weekends. Our space is open to the community to find out about how they can volunteer and be active in the community and to use to host events.We have been renovating our space for the past couple weeks and, as you can see in the flyer above, we are having our launch on May 28th 7-10pm. Anyone and everyone is welcome! We'd really appreciate it if you RSVP so we can make sure there's enough food, but it is not a prerequisite. We would also love help advertising our event. We are in the process of printing up flyers and we will be handing them out soon. If you have a Facebook page, we would really appreciate you sharing our Facebook event so that we can really spread the word to all community members!We hope to see all of you on May 28th and to partnering with you in the future!Best,Repair the World NYCFollow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Sign up for our newsletter too!
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I know several people who completed similar programs.
Avodah and Jesuit Volunteer Corps are two of the faith based ones that come readily to mind:
http://www.avodah.net/
http://www.jesuitvolunteers.org/
The agencies Repair the World has chosen to partner with do great work. ...I have no doubt your members will be kept quite busy, and get a solid exposure to NYC's struggles.
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I was lucky enough to go to an event called Grindr Shabbat (just google it) at the Heal The World space at 808 Nostrand a few weeks ago, and I had a *great* time. The space is huge and nicely renovated. But since then, the gate at 808 Nostrand has been rolled down all the time, and the sign still advertises Dulce Dry Cleaners. I'm excited to see what Heal The World will do with this space in the future. Hopefully they'll have regular open hours so that anyone can just drop in. Also, while many Jews recognize the phrase "Heal The World" from Kaballah and Jewish philosophy, on its face that phrase has outrageously colonialist implications which seem to run counter to the organization's mission. So good luck with messaging.
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Several notable politicians will be at the opening, so it seems they are overcoming any messaging problems:
"Present at the May 28 ‘Repair the World Workshop’ launch in Crown Heights will be New York City Council Members Robert Cornegy Jr. and Laurie Cumbo, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, and community members and supporters from across Brooklyn."
http://www.jewocity.com/blog/repair-the-world-to-open-new-community-center-in-crown-heights/14697 -
"Nine fulltime fellows, all recent college graduates, will live at the new Nostrand Avenue location and direct programming."
http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/short-takes/crown-heights-pluralistic-jew -
Easily 100 people present. I took two photos from the middle of the space:
One looks toward the back, the other toward the front.
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I believe this is their first post-launch event.
To RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/733993513371871/
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Looks like the old Dulce Dry Cleaners sign finally got taken down. -
Yes. but I haven't seen anything go up in its place yet.
They are continuing to hold workshops and whatnot:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cocktails-with-a-conscience-can-we-end-hunger-tickets-17624333857
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...Also they are sporadically hosting Friday night Shabbos services, such as Mishkan Minyan this Friday.
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Applications for the next group of fellows is now being sought.
Here's the application: http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=a23f24a2d26d6deda3ab99311&id=f0005e39e1&e=3daa97f6be
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