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Statements
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Rabbinic Human Rights Group Condemns Rampage in Huwara by Israeli Settlers, Calls for Full Investigation
February 27, 2023
We condemn in the harshest possible terms the pogrom carried out Sunday in the Palestinian village of Huwara and neighboring Burin by Israeli settlers.
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Rabbinic Human Rights Group Expresses the Danger of New Biden Asylum Ban Proposal
February 24, 2023
Xenophobic policies such as this new ruling and Title 42 deny asylum seekers a dignified, just, transparent, and timely system to gain legal entry into the United States.
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Rabbinic Human Rights Group Condemns Terror Attack on Synagogue in Jerusalem, Calls to End Wave of Violence
February 7, 2023
T’ruah mourns alongside those who have lost loved ones in the latest wave of violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories.
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T’ruah Mourns the Murder of Tyre Nichols, Calls for Accountability and End to Police Violence
February 3, 2023
T’ruah mourns the murder of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police officers.
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Rabbis Warn That Supreme Court Override Bill Threatens Israeli Democracy
January 9, 2023
“This legislation would dismantle a central pillar of Israeli democracy and leave the country without an independent judiciary. A functioning democracy must have a system of checks and balances in order to moderate the most extreme elements in government and protect the rights of all."
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Rabbinic Human Rights Group Expresses the Danger to Asylum-Seekers of Delaying Title 42 Termination
December 21, 2022
T’ruah: As Jews, we know that immigration policy can be a matter of life or death NEW YORK – After Chief Justice Roberts temporarily halted the end of Title 42 at the U.S. southern border, T’ruah, a rabbinic human rights organization representing over 2,300 rabbis and cantors nationwide, reiterated the harmful consequences of the policy. ...
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Rabbinic Human Rights Group Denounces Israel’s Incoming Right-Wing Extremist Coalition
December 7, 2022
NEW YORK – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in the process of assembling a new government of his extremist allies, forming one of the most right-wing coalitions in Israel’s history. T’ruah, a rabbinic human rights organization that represents over 2,300 rabbis and cantors and their communities in North America, spoke out against the danger this...
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NYC Rabbis Urge Mayor Adams to Rescind Initiative Directed at Unhoused New Yorkers
December 6, 2022
New York Jewish Clergy send a letter to Eric Adams denouncing his new rule focused on mental health and call for more robust social supports NEW YORK — Jewish clergy from across New York City sent a letter today calling for Mayor Eric Adams to rescind his recent directive that will involuntarily detain New Yorkers...
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Rabbinic Human Rights Group Applauds Title 42 Ruling which Stops Inhumane Migrant Expulsions
November 18, 2022
NEW YORK – This week, U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan issued a decision ending Title 42, the dangerous policy that has been effectively shutting down the southern border of the U.S. to asylum seekers. T’ruah, a rabbinic human rights organization that represents over 2,300 rabbis and cantors and their communities in North America, welcomed...
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Rabbinic Human Rights Group Condemns Hate Speech, Political Violence Ahead of Midterm Elections
November 8, 2022
T’ruah called out candidates using violent rhetoric against their political opponents, urging them to take responsibility for the threat this language poses to democracy and the social fabric of America.