IKAR MINYAN TZEDEK: HIV/AIDS - TAKE ACTION

There are over 40 million people currently living with HIV/ AIDS -- and 32 million have already died. The toll of this pandemic will far exceed all of the combined deaths from WWII. HIV/AIDS disproportionately affects the poor and needy of the world, and much can be done to work toward providing affordable drug solutions as well as education to curb the spread of the disease.

To start a Minyan Tzedek focused on the issue of HIV/AIDS, you can use the following materials to get started.

A. How to host a house party

 

B. Educational materials on HIV/AIDS

Global AIDS*

National AIDS*

AIDS Epidemic Update December 2006**

 

C. Text Study about HIV/AIDS

A List of Texts from the Federation that relate to Judaism's approach to healing the sick and dying.

Jewish Values and Global AIDS**

 

D. Ideas of ways to take action on the issue

Check out AJWS's List of HIV/AIDS projects happening around the world.

Find out ways to help people living with AIDS.

Information on World AIDS day 2006.

 

E. A list of organizations that work on HIV/AIDS issue

American Jewish World Service (global)

Religious Action Center (national)

Jerusalem AIDS Project (Israeli)

The AIDS Project Los Angeles (local)

A list of organizations from knowhivaids.org.

 

F. Share your experiences with IKAR

Report the time you spend working on your Minyan Tzedek to IKAR's Isaiah Initiative: Tell us how much time you and all the members spent working on your issue and share a little bit about how it has affected you.

*reproduced with permission from Religious Action Center--RAC
**reproduced with permission from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV AIDS