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• Mishkan: Our Vision for a World of Righteousness and Justice

  January 20, 2021

  On Inauguration Day, we call for building a new world together, inspired by the Mishkan.

• Rabbinic Human Rights Group Condemns Announcement of New Settlement Construction

  January 11, 2021

  “We condemn the recent announcement of Israel’s plans to build 800 new homes in settlements in the occupied West Bank. This construction is clearly a ploy by the Israeli government to expand settlements before President Trump leaves office, and will create unnecessary conflict with the incoming Biden-Harris administration."

• Rabbis Call for Trump to be Removed from Office, Elected Officials to Take Accountability

  January 11, 2021

  Today, T’ruah, a rabbinic human rights organization that represents over 2,000 rabbis and cantors and their communities, issued the following statement calling for elected officials to take accountability following the events of last week in Washington, D.C.

• Rabbis Condemn Insurrectionists at Capitol, Call for Elected Officials to Denounce Violence and Affirm Democracy

  January 6, 2021

  We call on all elected officials to join us in condemning today’s rioting and violence at the U.S. Capitol by insurrectionists seeking to overturn the results of a fair and democratic election.

• T’ruah Congratulates Israel for Efficient Vaccine Distribution, Reminds Country of Responsibility for Health in Territory Under Israeli Occupation and Control

  January 5, 2021

  “We congratulate Israel on the momentous achievement of distributing the first of two COVID-19 vaccine doses to more than 10 percent of its population within two weeks of the start of distribution. T’ruah hopes the leadership of the United States follows in these footsteps so that everyone can easily receive this life-saving vaccine."

• Rabbis Condemn First Use of Israel’s Nation-State Law to Justify Discrimination

  November 30, 2020

  Today, Israel’s new nation-state law was cited for the first time since its establishment in 2018 to justify discrimination against Arab citizens. As this law was being debated, it drew condemnation from T’ruah and other Jewish organizations across the world, as well as from Israeli civil and human rights leaders, precisely because of the danger that it would be used to justify legal discrimination.

• T’ruah Condemns Pompeo Announcement about BDS, Equation of West Bank with Israel

  November 19, 2020

  T'ruah condemns the recent actions by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that classify the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) as antisemitic and his equation of the West Bank with Israel.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.