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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Apply to Join a Working Group
T’ruah’s working groups help to guide and implement campaign strategy and programs. These working groups are a means for rabbis, cantors, and Jewish lay leaders to expand and strengthen T’ruah’s moral voice for human rights. If you would like to contribute your time and talents to a working group, please fill out the form below...
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No to Demolition: A Solidarity and Learning Visit to the Unrecognized Bedouin Village of Umm Al-Hiran
Join the Truah Year-in-Israel Program on a special solidarity and study delegation of rabbinical students to the Bedouin village of Umm Al Hiran.
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The promise of liberation is not for us alone
April 7, 2020 My Seder table, perhaps like yours, will be notably emptier this year — just my husband, our daughters, and me — instead of the usual assortment of family, friends, and people we’ve collected along the way. For many of us, this is the most difficult Pesach we’ve experienced, as we’re separated — at least...
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Gala 2022 Honoree Committee
Each year, T’ruah honors a group of extraordinary clergy who demonstrate an unwavering commitment to living and working in accordance with a Torah of justice and human rights. And each year we turn to our supporters to help us find these remarkable leaders by nominating their clergy colleagues and friends. Nominations for our 2022 Rabbinic...
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250+ Rabbis and Cantors to Israeli Ambassador: Stop Settler Violence
February 10, 2022 Dear Ambassador Herzog, In recent months, we have seen an alarming increase in frequent and violent attacks on Palestinians by settlers. A recent study shows that the majority of incidents take place in areas near outposts that are considered illegal even by Israeli law. As Jewish clergy and members of T’ruah, a...
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We refuse to despair
Dear friends, Over the last two weeks, we have watched with horror as Russia launched an unprompted and unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine, attacking and besieging major cities, resulting in 2 million people fleeing their homes. Many of us worry about family, friends, and acquaintances there. For those of us with roots in the region, the...
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Our Values
T’ruah’s values drive everything we do in the world. Each of our values is rooted in Jewish text and tradition, which have guided and sustained our people for thousands of years. We live these values passionately and steadfastly, both in joyous celebrations and in the most difficult moments. These values are both experienced and aspirational....
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California Organizer
T’ruah is seeking a California Organizer to build relationships with T’ruah clergy in our two California clusters in Los Angeles and the Bay Area, developing pathways for engagement and leadership. This person will add value by strategizing with the organizing team on how to fully leverage T’ruah’s power to advance campaigns for justice that make...
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