Community of Practice: Movement Chaplaincy

Participants will find four foundational principles of Movement Chaplaincy apply to their lives as Jewish clergy regardless of their job or location. The four sessions will each take a look at being: responsive, relational, relevant, and resourced.
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LA Rally for a Just Immigration Policy

Join Los Angeles’ interfaith community standing united in opposition to the Trump Administration’s inhumane policy of separating parents and children at the border. We will be gathering outside the Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) offices at 300 N Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 We call on Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Homeland Security...
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As Jews, we must stay the path and save lives

We are more than halfway through counting the omer — the period between Pesach and Shavuot. We have emerged from slavery and are well on our way to the liberation of standing at Sinai, affirming our status as a community with shared laws, values, and responsibilities for one another. When we start counting the omer, we know...
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T’ruah Digital

We may be working from home right now, but we’re still working hard to shine a light on the injustices faced by vulnerable individuals, to learn with the T’ruah community, and to lead you in meaningful virtual actions. T’ruah Digital offers multiple opportunities to learn and take action every week. Get email updates about upcoming...
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Rabbis Ellen Lippmann and Tirzah Firestone smile near a worksite. T'ruah at 20 logo.

Rabbi Ellen Lippmann: Looking back 20 years, I stand in awe and gratitude

Throughout 2022, T’ruah will be sharing reflections from chaverim, staff, board members, students, alumni and more in celebration of our 20th anniversary. Rabbi Ellen Lippmann is the former Co-Chair of the Board of T’ruah and the founder and rabbi emerita of Kolot Chayeinu/Voices of Our Lives. I knew Rabbi Arik Ascherman in rabbinical school, and admired him then...
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West Bank Tours

T’ruah brings North American Jewish clergy to the occupied Palestinian Territories to bear witness to the effects of the occupation on Palestinians.
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This Yom HaAtzma’ut, let’s look forward, not backward

(Pictured: Rabbinical and cantorial students attend an educational trip in the West Bank with T’ruah.) Yom HaAtzma’ut, Israeli Independence Day, begins tonight. It is a day of pride for many Jews around the world, as we celebrate the creation of the State of Israel 74 years ago. Yet there is no question that it is...
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