T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights
T’ruah brings the Torah’s ideals of human dignity, equality, and justice to life by empowering rabbis and cantors to be moral voices and to lead Jewish communities in advancing democracy and human rights for all people in the United States, Israel, and the occupied Palestinian territories.Cry aloud; do not be silent. Lift up your voice like a shofar.
— Isaiah 58:1
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Tell Congress: Update the Immigration Registry Law and Clear the Path to Legal Status for Millions!
This legislation would make 8 million undocumented immigrants who have been in the U.S. for longer than 7 years eligible for green cards.Featured
CONFRONTING THE MORAL CROSSROADS: Chile’s Jews from Dictatorship to Democracy
Author and journalist Maxine Lowy guides us through the story of how Chilean Jews and non-Jews endured when democracy was shattered, and how, over 17 years, Chileans fought successfully to restore it.
Rabbis Pursuing Justice in Israel: Rabbi Jill Jacobs and Rabbi Avi Dabush in Conversation
The leaders of two organizations dedicated to centering Jewish values and human rights come together for a conversation about what’s missing from public conversation about Israel—and how to change that.
One Candle at a Time
Jeremy Ben-Ami of J Street offers a small candle of hope (originally published in 2019).
(M)oral Torah
Vayeshev: No Complexity, No Love; No Justice, No Peace: Never Settle Down
by Rabbi Louis Polisson |Vayeshev
Ethical perfection is not possible in an imperfect world, and running away from reality to seek private peace is not an option. Instead, we must act with love within our spheres of influence. There are opportunities for coalition-building across disagreements.
