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Statements
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Rabbis Condemn Terrorist Attack in Tel Aviv
April 7, 2022
“T'ruah rabbis and cantors mourn for those who lost their lives today and in the three horrifying attacks of the last two weeks."
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55 California Rabbis and Cantors Issue Letter of Support for CA Extended Case Management
April 1, 2022
We, the undersigned Jewish clergy of T’ruah in California, ask for the legislature to support an investment in a new California Extended Case Management (CECM) program, which will transform the lives of over 30,000 newly arrived Californians...
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T’ruah Mourns the Loss of Rabbi Everett Gendler
April 4, 2022
Rabbi Everett Gendler was truly one of the g’dolei hador – the great ones of our generation.
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Rabbis Celebrate Stay of Eviction from Palestinian Village
April 1, 2022
“We applaud the Israeli High Court of Justice’s decision to freeze the 38 demolition orders on Palestinian homes in Al-Walaja for six months, as well as the justices’ support for a planning process in the village."
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T’ruah Mourns the Loss of Sid Topol
March 31, 2022
“Sid Topol was a friend, a supporter of T’ruah and so many of our partner organizations."
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Illinois Rabbis, Cantors Call on State Government Not to Punish Businesses That Support Boycotts
March 9, 2022
March 9, 2022 Attn: Illinois Investment Policy Board We are a group of Illinois rabbis and cantors who are part of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, a national Jewish organization representing over 2,300 rabbis and cantors across the country. We were deeply disappointed when Illinois passed SB 1761 in 2015, part of the...
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Ending Mass Incarceration is a Jewish Issue
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 America today,...
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Rabbinic Human Rights Organization Calls for Supreme Court to Allow Repeal of ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy
February 25, 2022
“The Remain in Mexico policy has been and continues to be harmful, inhumane, extreme, and is a direct affront to our Jewish commitment to welcoming those in need of refuge."
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Over 250 Rabbis and Cantors Call on Israeli Government to Intervene, Stop Settler Violence Against Palestinians
February 10, 2022
NEW YORK — In the face of escalating attacks, over 250 North American rabbis and cantors called on the Israeli government to stop settler violence against Palestinians by arresting and charging perpetrators and by dismantling illegal outposts. A letter detailing their concerns was organized by T’ruah, a rabbinic human rights organization that represents over 2,300...
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Rabbinic Human Rights Organization Endorses Lipstadt Confirmation
February 9, 2022
NEW YORK — T’ruah, a rabbinic human rights organization that represents over 2,300 rabbis and cantors and their communities in North America, endorsed the confirmation of historian Deborah Lipstadt as the first U.S. antisemitism envoy with the rank of ambassador, responsible for reporting on antisemitism overseas and pressing governments to adopt measures to mitigate antisemitism....