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NYC Rabbis Urge Mayor Adams to Rescind Initiative Directed at Unhoused New Yorkers
December 6, 2022
New York Jewish Clergy send a letter to Eric Adams denouncing his new rule focused on mental health and call for more robust social supports NEW YORK — Jewish clergy from across New York City sent a letter today calling for Mayor Eric Adams to rescind his recent directive that will involuntarily detain New Yorkers...
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Rabbinic Human Rights Group Applauds Title 42 Ruling which Stops Inhumane Migrant Expulsions
November 18, 2022
NEW YORK – This week, U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan issued a decision ending Title 42, the dangerous policy that has been effectively shutting down the southern border of the U.S. to asylum seekers. T’ruah, a rabbinic human rights organization that represents over 2,300 rabbis and cantors and their communities in North America, welcomed...
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Rabbinic Human Rights Group Condemns Hate Speech, Political Violence Ahead of Midterm Elections
November 8, 2022
T’ruah called out candidates using violent rhetoric against their political opponents, urging them to take responsibility for the threat this language poses to democracy and the social fabric of America.
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US Rabbis Condemn Mainstream Acceptance of Far-Right in Israeli Election, Call For Jewish Institutions to Speak Out
November 2, 2022
T'ruah condemned the mainstream acceptance of the terrorist organizations that Ben-Gvir and others represent and cautioned what this rise in government could mean for the lives and safety of Palestinians and Israelis alike.
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New Institute for Jewish Thought Launches to Inspire Action on Today’s Pressing Moral, Political Issues
September 22, 2022
NEW YORK – A new institute for Jewish thought is launching today. Emor, a project of rabbinic human rights organization T’ruah, will respond to the most pressing political and moral questions of our day and shape the public discourse with bold, creative Jewish ideas that inspire communities to act. Emor is founded on the idea...
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A Letter from U.S. Jewish Organizations to Secretary Blinken Urging Him to Address Israel’s Persecution of Palestinian Civil Society
August 23, 2022
We are writing to express our deep concern with the latest escalation of the Israeli government’s campaign of suppression...
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Rabbinic Human Rights Organization Welcomes Introduction of Afghan Adjustment Act, Calls for Swift Passage
August 10, 2022
NEW YORK — Yesterday, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chris Coons (D-DE), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Peter Meijer (R-MI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Fred Upton (R-MI), and Scott Peters...
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28 Jewish Clergy from Across the Commonwealth Urge Governor Baker to Sign the Prison and Jail Moratorium
August 2, 2022
BOSTON, MA – Constituents across the Commonwealth are pressing Governor Baker to sign the Jail and Prison Construction Moratorium included in the Infrastructure Bond Bill (H.5065). Today, 28 Jewish clergy representing hundreds of congregants across the state sent a letter to the Governor calling on him to make the Prison Moratorium law without amendment. T’ruah:...
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Petition to Secretary Antony J. Blinken: Stop Home Demolitions in the West Bank
July 22, 2022
The Biden Administration must use all possible pathways to urge Israel to stop the demolitions of homes in the West Bank. A recent court ruling has allowed evictions and demolitions to move forward in Masafer Yatta in the southern West Bank, potentially displacing over 1,000 Palestinians, while demolitions continue in Al-Walaja on the boundary with...
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Rabbis: Unilever Reversal on selling Ben and Jerry’s in Occupied Territories is No Victory for Israel
June 30, 2022
NEW YORK – Today, T’ruah, a rabbinic human rights organization that represents over 2,300 rabbis and cantors and their communities in North America, reaffirmed its commitment to fighting occupation and anti-free speech laws and called out Jewish organizations for not doing the same. This announcement follows Unilever’s decision to sell its local Ben and Jerry’s...