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Statements
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T’ruah Condemns Givat Hamatos Construction Announcement
November 18, 2020
Today, T’ruah, a rabbinic human rights organization that represents over 2,000 rabbis and cantors and their communities, issued the following statement condemning the recent announcement of construction at Givat Hamatos and false accusations of antisemitism against European Union observers who question the move.
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T’ruah looks forward to working in partnership with Biden administration, pushes for speedy policy action
November 7, 2020
NEW YORK -- Today, T’ruah, a rabbinic human rights organization that represents over 2,000 rabbis and cantors and their communities, responded to the presumptive election of Joseph R. Biden as the 46th President of the United States.
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T’ruah calls for a fair election outcome, allowing every vote to be counted
November 4, 2020
“As we continue to await the final results of the 2020 general election, T’ruah urges officials in every state and district to ensure that every ballot cast is counted. Taking the time to count and verify every ballot is a sign that our democracy is working.
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Hatikvah Slate Statement on World Zionist Congress
October 28, 2020
Defying historic custom of evenly distributing the leadership portfolios and governance positions in the national institutions among all ideological groups and religious streams to create a wall-to-wall coalition, they instead chose to sign an agreement only among their allies, creating an imbalance with the almost equal minority groups.
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Rabbinic human rights group: State department plan to label groups as “antisemitic” is “ridiculous”
October 21, 2020
Today, T’ruah, a rabbinic human rights organization that represents over 2,000 rabbis and cantors, responded to reports that the Trump administration is considering declaring Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Oxfam as antisemitic and that governments should not support them.
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Letter to Chad Wolf from Synagogues Condemning Arrest of Binsar Siahaan
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad F. Wolf Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC 20528 “Abraham called himself a ger, a refugee, as it is said, “A ger and a sojourner am I with you” (Genesis 23:4). David called himself a ger, “I am a ger in the land,” (Psalms 119:19). And it also says:...
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T’ruah Applauds Congresswoman Jackie Speier’s Letter Opposing Eviction of Sumarin Family
September 25, 2020
Evicting the Sumarin family would displace a family from their home of generations, while also advancing the efforts of extremist organizations to push Palestinians out of Jerusalem in favor of Jewish settlers.
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T’ruah condemns DACA announcement
July 28, 2020
“Another cruel action by the Trump administration that will lead to greater suffering."
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Letter from Oregon rabbis to Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf
July 17, 2020
As Oregon Jewish clergy and members of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call For Human Rights, we unequivocally condemn unconstitutional kidnappings by unmarked federal agents, and call on you and President Trump to recall all federal forces from Portland immediately.
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Jewish and Pro-Israel Organizations Must Not Tolerate the Bigotry of ZOA’s Morton Klein
June 11, 2020
The following joint statement was issued by J Street, the New Israel Fund, Partners for Progressive Israel, Reconstructing Judaism, The Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association, and T’ruah, and joined by Nancy Kaufman, Founder of NKK Strategic Consulting: As progressive pro-Israel organizations and members of the American Jewish community, we are appalled and outraged by the bigotry and...