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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...
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A Letter from Jewish Clergy Calling on the Israeli Government to Abandon Plans for Annexing the West Bank
June 18, 2020
We urge all who care about the future of Israel as a democratic state, the human rights of Israelis and Palestinians, and the safety and security of all people in the region, to lift up their voices
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Statement on the Murder of George Floyd and Violence Against Protestors
May 27, 2020
“How were the Ten Commandments arranged? Five on one tablet and five on the other. On one tablet it was written: I am the Eternal your God, and opposite to it, on the other tablet, was written: You shall not murder. This means that one who sheds blood is considered as having diminished the divine...
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Halting Immigration is a Political Ploy
April 21, 2020
T’ruah denounces President Trump’s intention — announced late last night via tweet — to temporarily suspend immigration to the U.S. This planned executive order would only formalize measures that the administration has taken over the past few weeks: visas not being processed overseas, asylum interviews suspended, and immigration courts shut down. Meanwhile ICE deportation actions...