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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Vote Hatikvah for World Zionist Congress
Hatikvah is a coalition of liberal and progressive American Jews.Featured
[Chaverim Only] T’ruah Regional Chaverim Convening in Chicago
We will bring together T’ruah rabbis and cantors in the Midwest corridor for a day of learning and planning as we prepare to defend democracy and human rights under the Trump administration.
Yom HaAtzma’ut: A Resource for Educators
This resource has been created ahead of Yom HaAtzma’ut 2025 but is designed to be adaptable for year-round use, offering educational tools, programs, and texts that support ongoing learning within your community.
A Prayer for Gaza and to Preserve Our Humanity
By Rabbis Felicia Sol and Roly Matalon of B’nai Jeshurun in New York City.
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Yom HaAtzma’ut: What is Freedom For?
by Rabbi Amelia Wolf |
Freedom is never an end, nor is independence, nor is sovereignty. They are modes of existing in this world that allow us the ability to choose how we act. Are we free of Pharaoh only to set up new Pharaohs of our own? Have we achieved independence and sovereignty only to deny it to others? Have we been released from Egypt to serve ourselves?
