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Yom HaAtzma’ut: A Resource for Educators

This resource is designed to be adaptable for year-round use, offering educational tools, programs, and texts that support ongoing learning within your community.

Civil Disobedience, Jews, and the Authoritarian State

The following is the first in T’ruah’s new thought leadership series, “Tekiyah Gedolah.” In a time of mounting authoritarianism in the United States, we must use the wisdom of our tradition to help us think through how to fight for democracy as diaspora Jews. How does our tradition guide us to respond to our present...

Why T’ruah Opposes Codifying the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism

T'ruah is committed to fighting antisemitism and to ensuring the safety, wellbeing, and vibrancy of the Jewish people. It is because of this commitment that we oppose any effort to codify definitions of antisemitism into policy or law, including the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s definition of antisemitism.

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Building Beloved Community…Creating Rewarding Conclusions

by Rabbi Mara S. Nathan

In Parashat VaYechi, Jacob is reaching the end of his life, yet the opening words quantify his life. “Jacob lived seventeen years in the land of Egypt, so that the span of Jacob’s life came to one hundred and forty-seven years.” (Genesis 47:28) Most commentators see this statement as a recognition that finally, Jacob is...

Opening the Narrow Straits with Advance Care Planning

by Rabbi Kim Blumenthal

We have come to the end of Genesis, and with it the conclusion of the stories of our matriarchs and patriarchs. For the last several weeks we have been engaged with the stories of the children of Jacob, focusing mainly on his favored son, Joseph. Now Joseph is on his deathbed. We are privy to...

When Loved Ones Die

by Rabbi Billy Dreskin

“Time will tell where love goes when one of its most radiant sources is ungraciously taken. Yet so many lean forward to give cover along the way.” I penned these words in March 2009, shortly after burying my 19-year-old son. It was a devastating experience to let go of my child. And yet, the loving...