T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights
T’ruah brings the Torah’s ideals of human dignity, equality, and justice to life by empowering rabbis and cantors to be moral voices and to lead Jewish communities in advancing democracy and human rights for all people in the United States, Israel, and the occupied Palestinian territories.Cry aloud; do not be silent. Lift up your voice like a shofar.
— Isaiah 58:1
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Tell President Trump: Don’t Send Migrants to Guantánamo!
As part of their ongoing dangerous attacks on migrants, the Trump administration has begun deporting migrants arrested in the United States to Guantánamo Bay, and promises to send tens of thousands more. This move is both cruel and threatens to violate U.S. law.Featured
[Chaverim Only] T’ruah Regional Chaverim Convening in NYC
We will bring together T’ruah rabbis and cantors in the Northeast corridor for a day of learning and planning as we prepare to defend democracy and human rights under the Trump administration.
Criticism of Israel and Antisemitism: How to Tell Where One Ends and the Other Begins
In this time of inflamed passions, it’s crucial both to ensure that criticism of Israel does not cross the line into antisemitism, and to protect the free speech of those protesting Israel’s actions.
Fragments III: Democracy
This third issue of “Fragments” explores democracy and the particular role Jews may play in building the vibrant multiracial democracy we imagine.
(M)oral Torah
Mishpatim: Our Ethics and Our Enemies
by Rabbi Gerald Serotta |Mishpatim
By performing this mitzvah [of helping your enemy], we create an experience of cognitive dissonance, causing our enemy to question the assumptions of conflict between us.
