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Justice for Eric Garner: A Statement from T’ruah

December 4, 2014

All lives matter. That’s the first message the Torah gives us about human beings. “One who sheds blood is regarded as though he had diminished the image of God.” Midrash Genesis Rabbah 34:14 “One who destroys a single soul is considered as having destroyed an entire world.” Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:5 For  the second time in...

T’ruah Celebrates Passage of California Legislation Ending Long-term Isolation for Youth

September 28, 2016

Law provides strict guidelines for when and how solitary confinement for juveniles can be used. It calls for isolation to be used only as a last resort, for no more than four hours, and only if there is a threat to the safety of the young person or others around him or her.

Victory: JNF releases list of projects

September 13, 2016

After more than a year of T’ruah supporters asking JNF-USA to commit to the #MosesStandard (full transparency about where their donor dollars go), they have released a list of projects for the first time as part of their 2014 tax returns (beginning on p. 45 of the return). Here’s what we learned: in the most recent tax...