NEW YORK – Following a wave of deadly violence in Israel and the West Bank, T’ruah, a rabbinic human rights organization representing over 2,300 rabbis and cantors in the US and Canada, condemned attacks on civilians and called for an end to occupation.
In a statement, Rabbi Jill Jacobs, CEO of T’ruah, said:
“T’ruah mourns alongside those who have lost loved ones in the latest wave of violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. Late last month, we entered Shabbat in sadness and horror following the news of a terrorist attack in the Neve Yaakov neighborhood of East Jerusalem that killed seven Jews on Shabbat evening, which was also International Holocaust Remembrance Day. No political aim justifies the murder of civilians.
“Just a day earlier, an IDF incursion into a Jenin refugee camp left 10 Palestinians dead, including an elderly woman. That same week, IDF soldiers killed a Palestinian resident of Hebron, and a 16-year-old Palestinian injured in clashes in East Jerusalem died of his wounds. Settlers in the West Bank carried out more than 35 violent raids on multiple Palestinian villages, including setting fire to a home, vandalizing cars and houses, and wounding Palestinian landowners while building an illegal outpost. At the same time, militants in Gaza fired rockets into Israel, targeting civilian centers.
“Israel’s new extremist government has responded not by trying to de-escalate the situation, but rather by inflaming it with calls for revenge and collective punishment for Palestinians, including the sealing and demolition of the homes of terrorists’ families. But there is no military solution to the ongoing violence. Breaking this cycle of tragedy requires addressing the root cause: the ongoing military occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza, resulting in millions of Palestinians who do not have access to basic human rights such as citizenship, freedom of movement, and the right to choose the political leaders who govern most aspects of their lives.
“We have no fantasies that this Israeli government will take any of the steps necessary to move toward an end to occupation, or a more just future for Israelis and Palestinians, such as ending the expansion of settlements, imposing consequences on settlers who engage in violence or land theft, or entering into good faith negotiations with the Palestinian leadership. However, the Biden administration and the American Jewish community must be steadfast in working toward a long-term solution that protects the human rights of both Israelis and Palestinians, including by affirming the U.S.’s longstanding commitment to the establishment of a sovereign state of Palestine next to Israel, and by investing in human rights and civil society and not in the expansion of settlements.
“The Talmud teaches, ‘Anyone who was able to protest the actions of the members of one’s household and did not is punished for the actions of the household; one who was able to protest the actions of one’s city and did not is punished for the actions of the city; one who was able to protest the actions of the whole world and did not is punished for the actions of the world.’ (Tractate Shabbat, 54b-55a) We proudly stand with the hundreds of thousands of Israelis who have taken to the street every Saturday night, including this past weekend, to declare that the undemocratic government does not speak for them.”
T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights mobilizes a network of more than 2,300 rabbis and cantors from all streams of Judaism that, together with the Jewish community, act on the Jewish imperative to respect and advance the human rights of all people. Grounded in Torah and our Jewish historical experience and guided by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we call upon Jews to assert Jewish values by raising our voices and taking concrete steps to protect and expand human rights in North America, Israel, and the occupied Palestinian territories.
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With T’ruah’s support, courageous Jewish clergy draw attention to the injustices done in our name.
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Running trips to the West Bank for ordained Jewish clergy
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We should ask no less of our communal leaders today.
T’ruah seeks transparency and accountability in how U.S. donor funds are spent in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. A "follow the money" approach not only brings transparency to the foreign actors shaping realities on the ground, but has the potential to reduce the funding these groups receive and meaningfully reduce their ability to do harm.
Our work includes:
Ending tax benefits for terrorists.
T'ruah shines light on far-right American Jewish charities that fund Israeli terrorist groups — in direct violation of U.S. law, which forbids tax-exempt dollars from going to terrorist organizations.
Since 2016, T'ruah has filed a series of complaints with the IRS about the Central Fund of Israel (CFI), the Charity of Light Fund, and others.
T’ruah achieved a major victory in 2016, after exposing that Honenu — a group that was giving cash payments to Israelis convicted of terrorism and to their families — was receiving tax exempt donations through the Central Fund of Israel, a U.S. foundation. The IRS investigated, and Central Fund of Israel cut off funding to Honenu until the latter ended this practice.
In 2022, we organized a letter from 19 prominent New York City rabbis to the donor-advised Jewish Communal Fund, warning them that some of their donors' money is making its way to Lehava via CFI. In the past 20 years, JCF has sent over $23 million to the Central Fund of Israel, which in turn funds groups that funnel money to Lehava, a militant offshoot of Kahane Chai, led by Kahanist Rabbi Bentzi Gopstein. As of today, the Jewish Communal Fund has not taken action to ensure their donors' money does not fund terrorism.
Bringing attention to the far-right donors in the U.S. eroding democracy in Israel
From the American billionaires behind the Kohelet Policy Forum — originator of some of Israel's most undemocratic legislation — to the powerful Miami-based Falic family, which funnels cash to Lehava, funds from individual American donors have helped to drive the current attack on Israeli democracy, including the ongoing occupation and the chipping away of basic civil rights. Read our CEO Rabbi Jill Jacobs's op-ed in The Forward: "How did Israeli democracy come under threat? Follow the money."
Monitoring and exposing how American Jewish charities spend U.S. donor funds to promote settlement expansion and occupation.
The American arm of the Jewish National Fund, JNF-USA, is well known for planting trees in Israel. In 2015 and 2016, as part of T'ruah's successful “Transparency in Funding” (also known as “Eifo George,” after the campaign video) campaign, we produced two videos calling on the JNF-USA to be transparent about the fact that a portion of the money it raised went over the Green Line to Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
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On Aug. 29, 2018, we filed a series of complaints against three American Jewish charities, including the Central Fund of Israel, which has resumed its funding of Honenu. Learn more here.
And on Feb. 25, 2019, we filed a complaint against The Charity of Light Fund, which is based in Lakewood, N.J., and in 2016 sent almost $100,000 to Chasdei Meir/Chemla Fund.
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With T’ruah’s support, courageous Jewish clergy draw attention to the injustices done in our name.
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Training and educating current and future American rabbis and cantors to be the moral leaders we need. Over 80% of rabbinical and cantorial students spending their required year in Israel participate in our Year-in-Israel Program, which takes students to see human rights issues with their own eyes and meet the activists working to address them
Running trips to the West Bank for ordained Jewish clergy
Providing educational programming on specific issues and bringing the voices of Israeli and Palestinian activists and human rights experts to our community
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We should ask no less of our communal leaders today.
T’ruah seeks transparency and accountability in how U.S. donor funds are spent in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. A "follow the money" approach not only brings transparency to the foreign actors shaping realities on the ground, but has the potential to reduce the funding these groups receive and meaningfully reduce their ability to do harm.
Our work includes:
Ending tax benefits for terrorists.
T'ruah shines light on far-right American Jewish charities that fund Israeli terrorist groups — in direct violation of U.S. law, which forbids tax-exempt dollars from going to terrorist organizations.
Since 2016, T'ruah has filed a series of complaints with the IRS about the Central Fund of Israel (CFI), the Charity of Light Fund, and others.
T’ruah achieved a major victory in 2016, after exposing that Honenu — a group that was giving cash payments to Israelis convicted of terrorism and to their families — was receiving tax exempt donations through the Central Fund of Israel, a U.S. foundation. The IRS investigated, and Central Fund of Israel cut off funding to Honenu until the latter ended this practice.
In 2022, we organized a letter from 19 prominent New York City rabbis to the donor-advised Jewish Communal Fund, warning them that some of their donors' money is making its way to Lehava via CFI. In the past 20 years, JCF has sent over $23 million to the Central Fund of Israel, which in turn funds groups that funnel money to Lehava, a militant offshoot of Kahane Chai, led by Kahanist Rabbi Bentzi Gopstein. As of today, the Jewish Communal Fund has not taken action to ensure their donors' money does not fund terrorism.
Bringing attention to the far-right donors in the U.S. eroding democracy in Israel
From the American billionaires behind the Kohelet Policy Forum — originator of some of Israel's most undemocratic legislation — to the powerful Miami-based Falic family, which funnels cash to Lehava, funds from individual American donors have helped to drive the current attack on Israeli democracy, including the ongoing occupation and the chipping away of basic civil rights. Read our CEO Rabbi Jill Jacobs's op-ed in The Forward: "How did Israeli democracy come under threat? Follow the money."
Monitoring and exposing how American Jewish charities spend U.S. donor funds to promote settlement expansion and occupation.
The American arm of the Jewish National Fund, JNF-USA, is well known for planting trees in Israel. In 2015 and 2016, as part of T'ruah's successful “Transparency in Funding” (also known as “Eifo George,” after the campaign video) campaign, we produced two videos calling on the JNF-USA to be transparent about the fact that a portion of the money it raised went over the Green Line to Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
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And on Feb. 25, 2019, we filed a complaint against The Charity of Light Fund, which is based in Lakewood, N.J., and in 2016 sent almost $100,000 to Chasdei Meir/Chemla Fund.
T'ruah has been concerned about this issue for several years, and our August 2018 complaint was a follow-up to successful efforts in 2016, when we achieved a major victory. We complained to the IRS that Honenu—a group that was giving cash payments to Israelis convicted of terrorism and to their families—was receiving tax exempt donations through the Central Fund of Israel, a U.S. foundation. The IRS investigated, and Central Fund of Israel cut off funding to Honenu until the latter ended this practice. Honenu continues to provide legal support for Israelis accused or convicted of terrorism. We believe that this is a legitimate use of funds, as human rights standards dictate that everyone deserves fair legal representation, no matter his or her crime. However, the practice of no-strings-attached cash payments to terrorists crossed a U.S. legal line. The IRS agreed.
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With T’ruah’s support, courageous Jewish clergy draw attention to the injustices done in our name.
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Training and educating current and future American rabbis and cantors to be the moral leaders we need. Over 80% of rabbinical and cantorial students spending their required year in Israel participate in our Year-in-Israel Program, which takes students to see human rights issues with their own eyes and meet the activists working to address them
Running trips to the West Bank for ordained Jewish clergy
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We should ask no less of our communal leaders today.
T’ruah seeks transparency and accountability in how U.S. donor funds are spent in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. A "follow the money" approach not only brings transparency to the foreign actors shaping realities on the ground, but has the potential to reduce the funding these groups receive and meaningfully reduce their ability to do harm.
Our work includes:
Ending tax benefits for terrorists.
T'ruah shines light on far-right American Jewish charities that fund Israeli terrorist groups — in direct violation of U.S. law, which forbids tax-exempt dollars from going to terrorist organizations.
Since 2016, T'ruah has filed a series of complaints with the IRS about the Central Fund of Israel (CFI), the Charity of Light Fund, and others.
T’ruah achieved a major victory in 2016, after exposing that Honenu — a group that was giving cash payments to Israelis convicted of terrorism and to their families — was receiving tax exempt donations through the Central Fund of Israel, a U.S. foundation. The IRS investigated, and Central Fund of Israel cut off funding to Honenu until the latter ended this practice.
In 2022, we organized a letter from 19 prominent New York City rabbis to the donor-advised Jewish Communal Fund, warning them that some of their donors' money is making its way to Lehava via CFI. In the past 20 years, JCF has sent over $23 million to the Central Fund of Israel, which in turn funds groups that funnel money to Lehava, a militant offshoot of Kahane Chai, led by Kahanist Rabbi Bentzi Gopstein. As of today, the Jewish Communal Fund has not taken action to ensure their donors' money does not fund terrorism.
Bringing attention to the far-right donors in the U.S. eroding democracy in Israel
From the American billionaires behind the Kohelet Policy Forum — originator of some of Israel's most undemocratic legislation — to the powerful Miami-based Falic family, which funnels cash to Lehava, funds from individual American donors have helped to drive the current attack on Israeli democracy, including the ongoing occupation and the chipping away of basic civil rights. Read our CEO Rabbi Jill Jacobs's op-ed in The Forward: "How did Israeli democracy come under threat? Follow the money."
Monitoring and exposing how American Jewish charities spend U.S. donor funds to promote settlement expansion and occupation.
The American arm of the Jewish National Fund, JNF-USA, is well known for planting trees in Israel. In 2015 and 2016, as part of T'ruah's successful “Transparency in Funding” (also known as “Eifo George,” after the campaign video) campaign, we produced two videos calling on the JNF-USA to be transparent about the fact that a portion of the money it raised went over the Green Line to Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
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And on Feb. 25, 2019, we filed a complaint against The Charity of Light Fund, which is based in Lakewood, N.J., and in 2016 sent almost $100,000 to Chasdei Meir/Chemla Fund.
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With T’ruah’s support, courageous Jewish clergy draw attention to the injustices done in our name.
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Training and educating current and future American rabbis and cantors to be the moral leaders we need. Over 80% of rabbinical and cantorial students spending their required year in Israel participate in our Year-in-Israel Program, which takes students to see human rights issues with their own eyes and meet the activists working to address them
Running trips to the West Bank for ordained Jewish clergy
Providing educational programming on specific issues and bringing the voices of Israeli and Palestinian activists and human rights experts to our community
Organizing rabbis, cantors, and their communities to take action to protect democracy in Israel and to support the human rights of both Israelis and Palestinians
Partners:
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[description] => "These are the records of the Mishkan, the Tabernacle of the Pact, which were drawn up at Moses’ bidding..."
-Exodus 38:21
According to Midrash, after the Mishkan (Tabernacle) was completed, some Israelites accused Moses of misusing their donations. Moses’ response was a full accounting of every piece of jewelry, gold, and precious stone that the people had offered.
We should ask no less of our communal leaders today.
T’ruah seeks transparency and accountability in how U.S. donor funds are spent in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. A "follow the money" approach not only brings transparency to the foreign actors shaping realities on the ground, but has the potential to reduce the funding these groups receive and meaningfully reduce their ability to do harm.
Our work includes:
Ending tax benefits for terrorists.
T'ruah shines light on far-right American Jewish charities that fund Israeli terrorist groups — in direct violation of U.S. law, which forbids tax-exempt dollars from going to terrorist organizations.
Since 2016, T'ruah has filed a series of complaints with the IRS about the Central Fund of Israel (CFI), the Charity of Light Fund, and others.
T’ruah achieved a major victory in 2016, after exposing that Honenu — a group that was giving cash payments to Israelis convicted of terrorism and to their families — was receiving tax exempt donations through the Central Fund of Israel, a U.S. foundation. The IRS investigated, and Central Fund of Israel cut off funding to Honenu until the latter ended this practice.
In 2022, we organized a letter from 19 prominent New York City rabbis to the donor-advised Jewish Communal Fund, warning them that some of their donors' money is making its way to Lehava via CFI. In the past 20 years, JCF has sent over $23 million to the Central Fund of Israel, which in turn funds groups that funnel money to Lehava, a militant offshoot of Kahane Chai, led by Kahanist Rabbi Bentzi Gopstein. As of today, the Jewish Communal Fund has not taken action to ensure their donors' money does not fund terrorism.
Bringing attention to the far-right donors in the U.S. eroding democracy in Israel
From the American billionaires behind the Kohelet Policy Forum — originator of some of Israel's most undemocratic legislation — to the powerful Miami-based Falic family, which funnels cash to Lehava, funds from individual American donors have helped to drive the current attack on Israeli democracy, including the ongoing occupation and the chipping away of basic civil rights. Read our CEO Rabbi Jill Jacobs's op-ed in The Forward: "How did Israeli democracy come under threat? Follow the money."
Monitoring and exposing how American Jewish charities spend U.S. donor funds to promote settlement expansion and occupation.
The American arm of the Jewish National Fund, JNF-USA, is well known for planting trees in Israel. In 2015 and 2016, as part of T'ruah's successful “Transparency in Funding” (also known as “Eifo George,” after the campaign video) campaign, we produced two videos calling on the JNF-USA to be transparent about the fact that a portion of the money it raised went over the Green Line to Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
As a result of our campaign, which was covered in the Forward, Haaretz and elsewhere, JNF-USA began listing its funding in Israel and the West Bank in greater (although not complete) detail on its 990 tax forms.
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