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Tzav: We Are the Stranger

We know the heart of the stranger and we cannot allow ourselves to lose sight of these people, or allow statistics to blur them and their lives into a faceless “issue.”

A child's art that says "I want to go home" with a house and a person crying and words in Spanish

God’s Children: A Haggadah Supplement for Immigrant Justice

Through this new haggadah supplement from T’ruah, bring the fight for immigration justice into your seder.  

Yom HaAtzma’ut: A Resource for Educators

This resource has been created ahead of Yom HaAtzma’ut 2025 but is designed to be adaptable for year-round use, offering educational tools, programs, and texts that support ongoing learning within your community.

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Photo of the author, Rabbi Shifrah Tobacman

Chayei Sara: Raise your Voice for Justice

by Rabbi Shifrah Tobacman
We’re connected to each other in surprising ways, even during this time of disruption and loss.
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Ladino socialist publication La Bos del Pueblo. Credit: New York Public Library.

A MULTI-ROOTED MOVEMENT: Sephardic Activists and Horizontal Alliances in the Early 20th Century

by Professor Devin E. Naar, PhD
New scholarly work on how Jews of past generations advanced groundbreaking multiracial coalition work, and what the tensions they faced — including racism within the Jewish community — say about conditions today.
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Photo of the author, Rabbi Sarah Weissman

Ki Tetze: Safety and Dignity for All Workers

by Rabbi Sarah Weissman
The Torah teaches us that we have a special duty, not only to avoid exploiting, but to actively care for the poorest and most vulnerable in our communities. As we celebrate Labor Day, let us do all we can to ensure that every person [especially immigrant workers] can live and work in safety and dignity.
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Photo of the author, Rabbi Rachel Putterman

Shoftim: Pursue Justice with Our Bodies and Hearts

by Rabbi Rachel Putterman
Use your bodies — your arms, hands, legs, feet, voices, hearts — to act on your burning desire for justice.
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Ekev: When I Look At Those Poor People, I See Us

by Rabbi Charles Arian
“When I look at those poor people, I see us.” My father, Elliott Arian, passed away in November 2021, but for the last few weeks of his life, he wasn’t really able to speak. My last coherent conversation with him was some time in September 2021. He was very upset because he had been watching...
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VaEt’chanan: We All Belong Here

by Rabbi Simone Schicker
Here in America, where the majority of citizens are descendants of immigrants or immigrants themselves, we should remember what it is to be searching for home. We must work together to welcome all those who … need the security of citizenship.
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Bo: Torah into the Void

by Rabbi Lori Shaller
For those of us feeling as if we only see evil and darkness in the other, it might be helpful to sit a while in the silence of the Divine Void where we are invited to join with God to look at the ways in which we ourselves may contribute to societal evils. Grappling with our own complicity could be just the impetus for us to seek common ground with those we label as evil. May we find a new way forward, together, for the old ways are no longer serving us.
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CONTRASTING TRUTHS: The Aspirations and Limitations of American Democracy

by Sofi Hersher Andorsky and Aaron Dorfman
Sofi Hersher Andorsky and Aaron Dorfman make the case for Jewish investment in liberal democracy.
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ROUNDTABLE: How Can U.S. Jewish Communities Play an Effective Role in Coalition Work to Advance Multiracial Democracy?

by Ginna Green, Abby Lublin, Megan Black, Rabbi Aryeh Cohen, PhD, Matthew David Hom, and Graie Hagans
A panel of pathbreaking organizers, including Ginna Green, Graie Hagans, Abby Lublin, Megan Black, Matthew David Hom, and Rabbi Aryeh Cohen, PhD, on how Jews can advance multiracial pro-democracy coalitions today.
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Devarim: Moses’ Opening Rebuke: Choose Your Leaders Wisely

by Rabbi Suzie Jacobson
As we travel into the unknown wilderness of our shared future, may we clearly articulate what we need from our leadership and insist that we be led by wisdom, capable experience, and the commitment to equity for all.
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