By Emily Grotta
What brings younger Jews "into the fold?" According to the New York Jewish Week, it's outside-the-box social justice groups like the Progessive Jewish Alliance.

Outside-the-box social justice groups like PJA are responding to a communal establishment that has narrowed its vision to the twin issues of Israel and anti-Semitism by developing innovative programs dealing with a range of issues, from fair housing to sweat shops to support for Hispanic immigrants.

One of the initiatives is the Reform Movement's Just Congregations. 
 

Rabbi Jonah Pesner, founding director of Just Congregations, says,  "People were frustrated that for 30 years we've been housing people in shelters, we've been feeding people in soup kitchens, but at the same time we've been watching more and more slip into poverty, more and more affected by a catastrophic health care system. People want to engage in these issues in a way that's not just charitable."

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