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Statements
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Welcome to T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights
January 15, 2013
By now, you should have received our joint email announcing the important news that Rabbis for Human Rights-North America and Rabbis for Human Rights in Israel are ending our fiscal relationship and formal affiliation as of today. Rabbis for Human Rights-North America will now be known as T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights. T’ruah...
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Important news about the future of Rabbis for Human Rights-North America and Rabbis for Human Rights (Israel)
January 15, 2013
We are writing with some important news about the future of Rabbis for Human Rights (in Israel) and Rabbis for Human Rights-North America. As of today (January 15, 2013), RHR and RHR-NA will end our fiscal relationship and formal affiliation. In recent years, both organizations have grown exponentially, and have engaged more than 1800 rabbis...
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Denouncing Racism and Xenophobia in All Circumstances
July 7, 2016
T'ruah joins with Jewish organizations in calling upon our communities, and the American public, to stand against racism, xenophobia and all other forms of hatred and extremism.
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Standing Between the Dead and the Living
July 8, 2016
T'ruah's statement on the shootings in Dallas and the killings of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, and Michael Schumacher
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T’ruah Statement on Israeli Government’s “NGO Bill”
July 12, 2016
T’ruah deplores the passage by the Israeli government of the NGO bill, which singles out human rights and civil society groups for public shaming. The hallmark of a healthy democracy is the existence of a strong civil society. This includes human rights organizations which work to ensure that governments treats every individual under their authority...
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T’ruah Statement on Proposed Bill to Annex Ma’aleh Adumim
July 19, 2016
T’ruah opposes the bill proposed in the Knesset to annex Ma’aleh Adumim, the settlement directly east of Jerusalem. Annexing this piece of land, which connects the northern and southern parts of the West Bank, would constitute a dangerous step toward making permanent an occupation that violates the human rights of Palestinians and endangers the lives...
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T’ruah and Breaking the Silence Announce New Partnership
August 10, 2016
The organizations will co-facilitate “Go and See” daytrips bringing American Jews to the West Bank
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T’ruah Welcomes Justice Department’s Commitment to Ending its Use of Private Prisons
August 19, 2016
NEW YORK—The Justice Department announced in a memo this week that it will be reducing its contracts with private prison operators with the goal of ultimately ending such relationships altogether. Recent reports have shown that assaults—both inmate on inmate and inmate on staff—occur more often in privately run correctional facilities, as compared to those managed...
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T’ruah mourns the passing of Shimon Peres
September 29, 2016
We mourn the passing of President Shimon Peres, one of the great leaders of Israeli history. We pray for comfort and strength for his family, and for all of us who have been inspired by his unending hope, his passion for peace, and his tireless efforts to create a better future for both Israelis and...
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Ending Mass Incarceration is a Jewish Issue
October 5, 2016
Note from T’ruah: The following statement was released by T’ruah in January, 2015, to explain we were launching our campaign to end mass incarceration, which incorporated our existing efforts to end solitary confinement. Rabbi Shimon ben Gamliel taught: The world stands on three things—on judgment (din), on truth and on peace. (Pirkei Avot 1:18) In...
