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1. Steven J Weinberg says

   March 6, 2018 at 4:06 pm

   I only wish that Jonathan could have given us a longer listing of specific ways he suggests that students can be meaningfully empowered within a school context.

2. David Bryfman says

   March 6, 2018 at 8:08 pm

   Adding to the poignancy of Jonatahn’s post might I further contribute the following:

   “Over the next weeks and months, The Jewish Education Project will be offering guides and resources for organizations who want to elevate the voices of teenagers within their communities. With encouragement from rabbis, education directors and other Jewish professionals, we will encourage teens to raise their voices in congregations and communities across the country, particularly on Shabbat HaGadol (The Great Shabbat), March 24, the Shabbat before Passover that for centuries has been set aside as a day for communal rabbis to deliver major sermons. This year, Shabbat HaGadol coincides with the March For Our Lives gun control demonstrations throughout the U.S. led by American teens. Through an initiative called Generation Now Voices, The Jewish Education Project will invite, collect and disseminate teen sermons that speak to the issues of our time, spark debate and inspire change.”

   https://www.jta.org/2018/03/06/news-opinion/post-parkland-activism-shows-teens-dont-need-praise-need-place-table