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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Meet our 2024 Gala Honorees

Raphael Lemkin Human Rights Award From the arts, to the United Nations, to Human Rights Watch, Marina Kaufman has dedicated her life to human rights for all people. In 1978, she became involved with an organization called the University for Peace in Costa Rica, where she was one of the “producers” of a benefit concert...
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Our Previous JNF-USA Campaign

Scroll down to watch our 2015-16 videos. Founded in pre-state Israel in 1901, the Jewish National Fund is one of the world’s oldest and largest continuously operating Jewish institutions, and is best known for planting trees in Israel. For decades JNF-USA was an auxiliary organization whose primary purpose was to raise money for the Israeli...
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I believe in the worth of every human life

March 27, 2020 As the weeks go on, I’m hearing from more and more of you who are ill yourselves, worrying about friends or family who are ill, or mourning deaths. I’m sending much love and prayers for healing your way. This week has been dominated by conversations about how many deaths would be acceptable...
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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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Preaching for the High Holidays: A Webinar for Student Clergy

Preaching on the High Holidays: A Webinar for Student Clergy

On Tuesday, August 22 at 3:00 p.m. ET, join T’ruah staff for an hour at the start of Elul to generate ideas and learn skills that will help us be more effective in our moral leadership from the bimah and for advice on how to avoid common pitfalls and make the most of your time on the bimah.
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Boston: T’ruah Clergy Gathering and Lunch

It is an extremely difficult and heartbreaking time. On Wednesday, December 20 at 12:00 pm, come share space with the chaverim community at Temple Shalom in Newton (175 Temple St, West Newton). Lunch will be provided.
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