Hadar Harris

Hadar Harris

Hadar Harris is an award winning human rights attorney and institution builder whose work focuses on civic enfranchisement, gender equality, freedom of expression and association, protecting closing civil society space and domestic implementation of international norms. She spent fifteen years in academia, building centers and organizations impacting a range of issues. She has worked as...
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Join the Network of Rabbis and Cantors

Join more than 2,300 of your colleagues in bringing a Jewish moral voice to human rights in North America, Israel, and the occupied Palestinian territories. T’ruah chaverim are rabbis and cantors who stand up to be counted as human rights leaders, nationally and in their own communities. Being part of our chaverim network gives you...
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Modern Day Slavery and Human Trafficking

“This year we are slaves; next year, may we be free.” —Passover Haggadah “No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all other forms.” —Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 4 T’ruah is leading the charge in the Jewish community against modern-day slavery and human trafficking,...
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Buy Kosher Fair Trade Products

Bring human rights to your celebrations of Chanukah and Passover, to your synagogue kiddush, and more. Through partnerships with Divine Chocolate and Equal Exchange, we are proud to offer kosher fair trade Chanukah gelt, kosher-for-Passover chocolate, coffee, and more that come from companies committed to dignified working conditions and environmental sustainability. Proceeds from these purchases...
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Fighting Antisemitism

“Love your neighbor as yourself.” -Leviticus 19:18 T’ruah is committed to standing against antisemitism in all its manifestations. As antisemitic incidents increase at an alarming rate, rabbis and cantors are often on the front lines, facing antisemitic flyering, graffiti, and vandalism; harassment and threats; and in some cases, violence. Those who wear identifiably Jewish clothing...
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Rabbi Kenneth Chasen

Kenneth Chasen is Senior Rabbi of Leo Baeck Temple in Los Angeles. In addition to his activism in support of immigrant rights, affordable housing and environmental sustainability, he has assumed a prominent role in promoting Israeli-Palestinian coexistence. Rabbi Chasen is the co-author of two books which guide Jewish families in the creation of meaningful Jewish...
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Becca Richman

Becca is a rabbinical student at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, expected to graduate in 2019, and a resident of sunny, West Philadelphia. Born in Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Becca was raised by avid bicyclist parents and the activism-oriented Adat Shalom community. Becca is a graduate of Brandeis University, where she studied Child Development and Environmental Studies....
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Devon Spier

Devon Spier is a rabbinical student at the Academy for Jewish Religion, expected to graduate in 2022, and committed to radical compassion that catalyzes Jews and non-Jews to show up for each other. Devon’s experiences at Solel Congregation, in NFTY-NEL, URJ Kutz Camp and Newman illuminated her passion for Jewish encounter. Her gap year in Israel...
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Mikey Hess Webber

Mikey Hess Webber hails from Baltimore MD. She is so excited to be working toward her ordination from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 2021. In her years leading up to rabbinical school, Mikey’s career centered primarily around the mentorship of Jewish teens. She spent five years working with BBYO and another three as the Youth...
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Amelia Wolf

Amelia Wolf is a rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary. She grew up in Portland, Ore., and now lives in Brooklyn, where she is one of the founders and organizers of Minyan Atara, the Crown Heights Egalitarian Minyan. Prior to starting at JTS, Amelia had the privilege of learning at Hadar and Drisha,  and...
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