Press
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Rabbis Condemn Flag March Violence in Jerusalem
May 31, 2022
NEW YORK — T’ruah, a rabbinic human rights organization that represents over 2,300 rabbis and cantors and their communities in North America, reacted today to news of violence that erupted during the Flag March on Yom Yerushalayim this past Sunday in Jerusalem. Rabbi Jill Jacobs, CEO of T’ruah, issued the following statement: “Pray for the...
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North American Rabbis Call on Biden Admin to Urge Israel to Cease Demolitions of Palestinian homes
May 12, 2022
We are writing today to ask the Biden administration to use all possible pathways to urge Israel to stop the demolitions of homes in Al-Walaja, a village that straddles the boundary between the Jerusalem municipality and Area C of the West Bank.
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Rabbis Condemn Israeli Court Ruling That Puts Palestinians at Risk of Forced Transfer
May 6, 2022
“The Israeli Supreme Court’s decision to reject the Palestinian residents’ petition to remain in their homes, thus ending proceedings lasting more than 20 years, violates the most basic human rights protections and puts lives in immediate jeopardy."
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Rabbis Caution Against Congressional Efforts to Reinstate Title 42
April 19, 2022
As Jews, we know that immigration policy can be a matter of life or death. NEW YORK – Earlier this month the Biden Administration called for the end of Title 42, a dangerous, immoral Trump-era policy that for two years was used to block migrants from seeking asylum at the U.S. southern border. T’ruah, a...
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More Than 50 California Rabbis Call for Greater Support for Refugees in the State
April 11, 2022
With many expected refugees from crises in Afghanistan and Ukraine, T’ruah rabbis support enhancing California Extended Case Management Program
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Rabbis Condemn Terrorist Attack in Tel Aviv
April 7, 2022
“T'ruah rabbis and cantors mourn for those who lost their lives today and in the three horrifying attacks of the last two weeks."
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55 California Rabbis and Cantors Issue Letter of Support for CA Extended Case Management
April 1, 2022
We, the undersigned Jewish clergy of T’ruah in California, ask for the legislature to support an investment in a new California Extended Case Management (CECM) program, which will transform the lives of over 30,000 newly arrived Californians...
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T’ruah Mourns the Loss of Rabbi Everett Gendler
April 4, 2022
Rabbi Everett Gendler was truly one of the g’dolei hador – the great ones of our generation.
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Rabbis Celebrate Stay of Eviction from Palestinian Village
April 1, 2022
“We applaud the Israeli High Court of Justice’s decision to freeze the 38 demolition orders on Palestinian homes in Al-Walaja for six months, as well as the justices’ support for a planning process in the village."
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T’ruah Mourns the Loss of Sid Topol
March 31, 2022
“Sid Topol was a friend, a supporter of T’ruah and so many of our partner organizations."