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 Congress: Update the Immigration Registry Law and Clear the Path to Legal Status for Millions!
This legislation would make 8 million undocumented immigrants who have been in the U.S. for longer than 7 years eligible for green cards.Featured
Gathering Peacefully in a World Filled with Conflict
We will explore ways to maintain and strengthen connections with friends and family whose views differ from ours this Thanksgiving season.
Other Israel Film Festival
We are excited to once again co-sponsor the Other Israel Film Festival this year. The festival takes place virtually and in person at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan from December 5-10.
CONFRONTING THE MORAL CROSSROADS: Chile’s Jews from Dictatorship to Democracy
Author and journalist Maxine Lowy guides us through the story of how Chilean Jews and non-Jews endured when democracy was shattered, and how, over 17 years, Chileans fought successfully to restore it.
(M)oral Torah
Chayei Sara: Power Rooted in Life, Not Trauma and Death
by Rabbi Jenna Shaw |Chayei Sara
In the aftermath of trauma, there is a natural desire to protect, to retaliate, and to secure our own safety at all costs. But in seeking safety, in seeking justice for our own pain, we can risk perpetuating cycles of violence that dehumanize others — and ultimately ourselves.
