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.

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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.

For Times Such as This: How Megillat Esther Can Help Us Navigate Extremism, Ethical Quandaries, and a Commitment to Justice

As authoritarianism gains ground in the U.S., with figures like Donald Trump and his allies using divisive rhetoric and policies to target the most vulnerable, Mikhael Manekin, founder of Smol Emuni (the Israeli faithful left), will guide us in exploring how Megillat Esther offers profound insights for understanding our role in these turbulent times.

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“May We Create a Nation”: A New Prayer for Our Country

From Rabbi Seth Goldstein: We know that this is a nation founded by massacre, built by slavery, maintained by exclusion, defined by inequality. And we also know that this nation promises equality, exercises resilience, evolves continuously, practices teshuvah.

Photo of the author, Rabbi Ruhi Sophia Motzkin Rubenstein

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Purim: The Absurdity of Purim Today

by Rabbi Ruhi Sophia Motzkin Rubenstein |

The Esther model seeks Jewish safety not by defying the status quo, the power structure, but by sucking up to it. It is safety without freedom. True liberation comes against totalitarian power, not by cozying up to it.

A Very Brief Guide to Antisemitism

This guide (updated for 2024) is intended to provide some context, language, and tools to help navigate the difficult terrain around antisemitism.
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