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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Responsibility, Guilt, Teshuva

Sources and guiding questions to help inspire and support Jewish clergy as they bring the ethical teachings of our tradition to their communities this High Holiday season.

“Exceptional Hatred”: Antisemitism and the Fight over Free Speech in Modern America

Historian James Loeffler and T’ruah CEO Rabbi Jill Jacobs will explore how American Jews have debated the boundaries of free expression, the meaning of antisemitism, and the appropriate role of law and government in protecting vulnerable communities.

Election Protection Trainings 2026

Join us this fall for a series of virtual workshops and phone banks designed to help us protect the 2026 elections.

Photo of the author, Rabbi Dan Judson, Ph.D.

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Rosh Hashanah: The Sacred Cornet, My Super Fandom for Emma Lazarus, and America at Its 250th Anniversary

by Rabbi Dan Judson, Ph.D. |

What America means for [Emma Lazarus] in [“The New Colossus”] … is an utter repudiation of the scapegoating and demonizing of immigrants that America has seen so much of recently.

Antisemitism Resources

T’ruah’s collected resources on antisemitism.
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