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Countdown To Close Rikers Rally

Join T'ruah and Freedom Agenda on August 31, 2023 from 10-11 a.m. ET at City Hall Park to kick off the official countdown of Rikers closer, and remind Mayor Adams that closing Rikers is required by law, and New York City has a legal and moral obligation to get it done.
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A Q&A with Charlottesville’s Rabbi Tom Gutherz and Rabbi Rachel Schmelkin

On Aug. 12, 2017 Rabbi Tom Gutherz and Rabbi Rachel Schmelkin of Charlottesville’s Congregation Beth Israel — the city’s only synagogue — confronted a nightmare in their backyard: the horrifying Unite the Right Nazi rally. T’ruah was the only major national Jewish organization with a presence at the counter-protests that day. T’ruah honored both rabbis...
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Associate Director of Israel Campaigns

T’ruah is seeking a full-time Associate Director of Israel Campaigns who will engage and mobilize the rabbis and cantors in our network through campaigns related to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). This person will develop and implement the next steps in our campaign strategies to achieve impact on protecting the human rights of...
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Spotlight On: Rabbi Mira Rivera

Rabbi Mira Rivera is Associate Rabbi and Director of Pastoral Care at Romemu in New York City. She serves as a rabbi and mentor at Ammud: the Jews of Color Torah Academy and actively supports LUNAR: the Asian-Jewish Film Project.  She has co-chaired the rabbinical council of Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ) and continues...
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Massachusetts

Don’t live in Massachusetts? Check out the Chaverim Hub for opportunities nationally and in your area! Grounded in values of rachamim, mercy, Teshuvah, repentance, and in the understanding that human beings are created b’tzelem Elohim—in the image of God– T’ruah’s rabbis and cantors across the state are leading their communities to fight against mass incarceration...
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