Volunteer
Defend Human Rights With T’ruah Thank you for your commitment to human rights in North America, Israel, and the occupied territories. We’d love to have you join us by lending your skills and experiences to our collective efforts. Please click here and tell us a little about who you are and how you’d like to...
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Mikdash: The Jewish Sanctuary Movement
T’ruah’s sanctuary network, Mikdash, is made up of over 70 member communities. We work as part of an interfaith network to mobilize synagogues and other Jewish communities to protect those facing deportation or other immigration challenges. By becoming part of the Mikdash network, communities pledge to take concrete actions, which may include legal support, housing,...
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T’ruah Human Rights in Israel-Palestine Summer Seminar
T’ruah Human Rights in Israel-Palestine Summer Seminar Monday July 18 – Thursday July 21, 2022 T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights invites rabbinical and cantorial students to join us for an intensive 4-day experiential seminar to explore civil rights and human rights issues in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. Register here. Learn about...
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Bring Human Rights Shabbat to Your Community
On Human Rights Shabbat, we celebrate the deep intersections between Judaism and human rights. Since 2008, nearly 500 communities have joined this celebration. Human Rights Shabbat is observed on the Shabbat closest to International Human Rights Day, December 10, which is the anniversary of the UN’s adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We...
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Rabbi Kliel Rose
Rabbi Y. Kliel Rose is the spiritual leader of Beth Shalom located in Edmonton, Alberta. Kliel was born in Jerusalem to a rabbinical family and grew up in Winnipeg, Canada. Kliel earned a BA in Judaic studies from Gratz College, in Philadelphia, after which he studied at the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS). As a student, Kliel...
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