New York City

Don’t live in New York City? Check out the Chaverim Hub for opportunities nationally and in your area! Whether pursuing worker justice through our long-term relationship with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and pressuring Wendy’s to join the Fair Food Program; or supporting the Laundry Workers Center’s Cabricanecos campaign for worker safety and the...
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New York State

Don’t live in New York? Check out the Chaverim Hub for opportunities nationally and in your area! T’ruah’s New York State cluster focuses on statewide campaigns, both through direct advocacy in Albany and by plugging into local efforts to support legislation on the state level.  We’re proud to be part of the #CommunitiesNotCages coalition, pushing...
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Meet our 2023 Gala Honorees

Former Congressman Andy Levin A former member of Congress, union organizer, human rights activist, workforce policy expert and green energy entrepreneur, Andy Levin brought his unique expertise to the halls of Congress as the proud representative for Michigan’s 9th District from 2018 to 2022. While in Washington, Andy authored, cosponsored, and helped pass legislation drawing...
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Sara LeMesh

Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Sara LeMesh (she/her) is a cantorial student at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (‘26). Sara earned a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Rice University and a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the Bard College-Conservatory of Music. After graduate school, Sara relocated to San...
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Dvir Cahana

Dvir Cahana (he/him) was born in Sweden and grew up in Canada. He received a B.A. in Political Science with a minor in Israel Studies from Concordia University, where he played varsity basketball as a 3-time Academic All-Canadian. He earned his M.A. in Jewish Studies from McGill University, representing McGill in the East Coast Consortium...
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T’ruah Human Rights in Israel-Palestine Summer Seminar

T’ruah Human Rights in Israel-Palestine Summer Seminar Monday July 18 – Thursday July 21, 2022 T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights invites rabbinical and cantorial students to join us for an intensive 4-day experiential seminar to explore civil rights and human rights issues in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. Register here. Learn about...
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Victoria Cano

Victoria Cano (she/her) joins T’ruah as a creative administrator with a diverse background working across the arts and nonprofit sectors. Originally hailing from Brooklyn, she recently returned Stateside after spending a decade living in London working as professional playwright, producer, and fundraiser. Her international artistic and administrative experiences have enabled her to craft a bespoke...
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Shelley Goldman

Shelley Goldman is entering her fifth year as a rabbinical student at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. Before entering rabbinical school she was a community organizer with youth at the LGBT Community Center in Manhattan and with Jews for Racial and Economic Justice. She graduated from Oberlin College with a BA in history with minors in...
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Nora Woods

Nora is a rabbinical student at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, expecting to graduate in 2020. She received her B.A., as a religion major, from Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. Before rabbinical school, Nora was an Americorps member with City Year, managed a farm in Newtown, PA, was an Adamah Fellow at Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center,...
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