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Yom HaShoah: When Human Rights Become “Too Political”

I pledge to continue the call to recognize the sanctity of life for all human beings. I vow never to be silent in the face of oppression — no matter how “political” it may seem to some.

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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A Prayer for Gaza and to Preserve Our Humanity

By Rabbis Felicia Sol and Roly Matalon of B’nai Jeshurun in New York City.

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How Ritual Grounds Us For Activism

by Rabbi Jessica Shimberg
Without the structure of community and the grounding of ritual, my action, based on the heat of my emotions, would be like a wildfire rather than a well-tended altar.
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Resisting Unjust Edicts in Our Time

by Hazzan Jesse Holzer
When leaders choose discrimination and censorship, when they care more about excess for some rather than access for all, Achashverosh is still among us.  
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When the Entire Community Is Guilty

by Rabbi Seth Goldstein
...as we learn from Leviticus, for communal sin there can be expiation. The process begins not with bringing a bull to the sanctuary, but with a commitment to learn history, and a commitment to ensure that history is learned by others.
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Building Structures to House All Images of God

by Rabbi Adir Yolkut
It is incumbent upon us to create spaces for God to come into the world. I would add, if we are not doing everything we can to create structures to house all holy human beings, then we are not doing our part in imitating godliness. 
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Building Mishkans Together

by Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann
Our movements for justice rely on the ecology of different people and different groups bringing the contributions that make our hearts sing.
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What’s “Anger” Got to Do With It?

by Cantor Nancy Kassel
When anger is a mode of life or when expressed in an unjustified manner, it is prohibited by Judaism. But if a person is wronged, they are allowed to express their natural feelings, including anger.
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Yearning for Our Ner Tamid

by Rabbi Kerry Chaplin
One of the greatest lies we tell ourselves is that we are alone in the world. And we dedicated advocates for justice are, I think, especially guilty of that lie. The ner tamid is not lit by one person or only the most gifted among us.
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How to Make Jewish Sanctuaries Truly Safe

by Rachel Faulkner
In this week’s portion, Terumah, Moses is given instructions for how to build a sanctuary.
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How to Use Our Very Brief Guide to Antisemitism

by Rabbi Lev Meirowitz Nelson
As a communal leader, here are some ways you can multiply the impact of our guide. 
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Favoring the Many, Not the Mighty

by Rabbi Ari Witkin
This is but one example in a web of inequity that favors an ever-shrinking group of American elites... And yet, one word — Ish, a person — repeated over and over again in the dictation of these mitzvot is a reminder that the work is indeed mine to do as an individual. 
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