Judiciary Committee Hearing - State House Tuesday July 25 at 1 pm. Join us tinyurl.com/FreeHerHearing. #NoNewWomensPrison

MASSACHUSETTS: Second Hearing for the Prison Moratorium

For the last two years, T’ruah clergy and their communities have been organizing in support of the #NoNewWomensPrison campaign — an effort to stop a $50 million women’s prison project and instead invest in Massachusetts communities most affected by incarceration. The legislative centerpiece of the campaign is the Prison and Jail Construction Moratorium, which, on Tuesday, July 25th,...
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Post-Election Message from Rabbi Jill Jacobs

April 10, 2019 Dear Friend, How do we maintain hope in times of uncertainty, or even despair? One midrash (rabbinic expansion) offers a surprising suggestion about how Moses inspired the Israelites toward freedom: “Moses would bring the Book of Job and show it to the elders of Israel enslaved in Egypt so that they would...
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Amidst a deadly crisis at Rikers, at the last Board of Correction meeting, current BOC chair carried out several alarming actions: 1. He removed the longest serving BOC members from the death investigation committee. Replacing them w/ fairly new and inexperienced board members. 2. He ordered an officer to forcibly remove Chaplain Dr. Victoria Phillips - a champion for the people. That same night someone else died in NYC DOC custody. Foley square - Tuesday June 13th at 12 pm. we call for the chair to resign immediately. Dwayne Sampson Chair of the Board of correction. Over 6000 people held in the NYC DOC. Yes this chair thnks only 3 people from the public should be allowed to speak. HALT Solidarity.

HALT Solitary Coalitions: Call for BOC Chair to Resign!

Amid a deadly crisis at Rikers, the Board of Correction Chair has carried out a series of alarming actions. From removing the longest serving BOC members from the death investigation committee and forcibly removing our partner Chaplain Dr. Victoria Phillips from a BOC hearing to severely limiting community member participation at hearings, Chair Dwayne Sampson...
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Refugee Shabbat 2024

Each year, Refugee Shabbat gives us an opportunity to recognize the profound impact of the global Jewish movement working for a world where welcome, safety, and opportunity are available to all who need them. T'ruah is proud to partner with HIAS, a leader in that work.
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Sukkot for Housing Justice: Week of Action!

Join T'ruah and partners from Sept. 27 to Oct. 6 for a Week of Action: Sukkot for Housing Justice to extend a warm welcome and hospitality to everyone without shelter in our city: migrants, unhoused New Yorkers, people on the edge of losing their homes.
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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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Repro Shabbat 2024

T'ruah is proud to partner with National Council of Jewish Women on Repro Shabbat, coming February 9-10 (Parshat Mishpatim).
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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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