Canceling the Cancellation of Debts: A Theological Case for Pruzbol
Debts are obligations, and Jewish culture is built around obligations.
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Tisha B’Av: Making Reparations after Churban
It is not enough to mourn. Mourning must be accompanied by actions that end the harm being done.
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Well-Practiced at Punishment
...In our seats, we forgive ourselves for these sins, the ones we committed and those we did not. But outside of the synagogue, we continue to hold others, who actually seek teshuvah for many of those same sins, forever in chains.
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Understanding Antisemitism Definitions
The following definitions and links to more information are provided to give more context on how T'ruah and others understand antisemitism.
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Letter from the Mexico Border
T’ruah chaver Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie shared this letter after returning from our March 2019 delegation with HIAS to El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juarez, in Mexico. Since the Trump administration launched its “zero tolerance” policies at the Mexico border, T’ruah has sent five clergy delegations to bear witness and stand in solidarity with immigrants and...
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A letter from T’ruah rabbis in Illinois to the state’s Muslim community
May 2, 2022 To our neighbors and friends, the Muslim community in Illinois, Greetings and Eid Mubarak! Our hearts go out to you, our neighbors and friends, Muslims and Palestinians in the State of Illinois as you watch the images of violence from the heart of Jerusalem. We, rabbis of T’ruah-Illinois decry the recent, repeated...
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