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Lead Organizer, RAC-NJ
Sarah Blaine, previously a teacher and a lawyer, is now the lead organizer for the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism's New Jersey state project, RAC-NJ.
Latest by Sarah Blaine
RAC-NJ Victory: The Fair Chance in Housing Act Passed!
RAC-NJ’s first issue campaign to “Ban the Box in Housing” by supporting the Fair Chance in Housing Act (A1919/S250) scored a major victory when the bill passed both houses of the New Jersey Legislature on June 3. The bill, which The New York Times called “a
The Sanctity of Voting: A Jewish Analogy for “Secrecy Sleeves”
Just as the Torah is at the center of Judaism, the ballot is at the core of our democracy. We would not dream of returning the Torah to the Ark without first dressing it. It helps, then, to think of the outer envelope as the ark and the inner security envelope as our ballot’s Torah cover.