Our Impact
We organize, train, and support more than 2,300 rabbis and cantors across 47 states and 5 Canadian provinces who are chaverim (members) of T’ruah. Emor, the Institute for Bold Jewish Thought, delves deep into Jewish wisdom, and facilitates conversations among rabbis, scholars, practitioners, and lay leaders that tackle the most important moral and political questions...
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Invite a T’ruah Speaker to Your Community
T’ruah staff, leaders, and alumni of our student programs are available to speak about issues including: The Image of God: Implications for Contemporary Human Rights The Jewish Origins of Human Rights Ending the Occupation: A Jewish Human Rights Perspective Jewish Responses to Police Violence and Mass Incarceration How and Why the Jewish Community Should Show...
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2017 Human Rights Spring Tour
Join T’ruah as we support the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, which is embarking on the longest protest action in the last 10 years of the Campaign for Fair Food, joined by thousands of consumers to mobilize for the national Wendy’s Boycott. The Return to Human Rights Tour will travel to the heart of Wendy’s territory for a major action in Columbus,...
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Clergy Info Session on Election Work
T'ruah welcomes you to take part in an info session for our ever-important Democracy work!
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Hannah Weilbacher
Hannah (she/her) comes to T’ruah having worked as an organizer and advocate in the field of Jewish social justice. Before T’ruah, Hannah served American Jewish World Service as Senior Program Officer for Jewish Advocacy and Engagement, where she worked with rabbis and cantors who are passionate about human rights. Hannah also worked at the Jewish...
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Hadar Harris
Hadar Harris is an award winning human rights attorney and institution builder whose work focuses on civic enfranchisement, gender equality, freedom of expression and association, protecting closing civil society space and domestic implementation of international norms. She spent fifteen years in academia, building centers and organizations impacting a range of issues. She has worked as...
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Worker Justice
“Great is work, as it gives honor to the one who does it.” —Nedarim 49b Our tradition tells us that it is a Jewish moral imperative to treat workers fairly. But we know that in this country and around the world, the workplace is often ground zero for forced labor, exploitation, wage theft, and violence...
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