Social Justice Scholar-in-Residence with Dr. Gary Bloch

Too often, we protect both health and social justice using tools suggested by this week’s parsha, Tazria/Mezorah: we look, we diagnose, and we act.  This direct approach to change may serve us to a point, but we live in times of worsening equality, less fairness, and eroding social justice.  Lessons from the front lines of health care and social activism point to another way forward.  We can radically reorient our approach to social change by giving up control and giving up power.  We focus on learning through a deep engagement with stories, and we act to promote community leadership and community empowerment.  This approach to change is transforming health care and offers new hope for progress toward social justice.