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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.

A person wearing a kippah that says end the war.

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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When One Line Makes All the Difference

by Rabbi Abby Stein
Yet to this day it taught me a most valuable lesson: the power of representation. The power of one line in a teaching, sermon, saying of a teacher, or political statement. Because it might seem minor to so many, yet you never know who is going to be the nine-year-old who might find themselves in it.
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Redigging the wells

by Avner Gvaryahu
In the struggle over democracy, it is not just about big ideas, levers of power, or sums of money: It is about human lives.
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Ancient Wisdom for this Post-Election Era

by Rabbi John L. Rosove
As I recall standing upon those millennia-old steps holding that aged stone in my hand, I take heart in the ancient truth that functional families, close friendships, and coalitions of decency with other religions and peoples have the capacity to sustain us, that historical perspective is a balm to mind, heart, and soul, and that pragmatic, sure, and visionary leadership is a hedge against societal chaos and an opportunity to seek the fulfillment of our people’s and nation’s highest aspirations.
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Taking to the Streets: A Checklist for Action

by Assembled by T'ruah
A working document based upon guides from PG Watkins of The BlackOUT Collective and Frontline Election Defenders Tefillat HaDerech (The Travelers’ Prayer): May it be Your will, our God and God of our ancestors, that You lead us in peace and direct our steps in peace, and guide us in peace, and support us in...
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Drawing Near to Injustice

by Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt
There are moments when we want to close our eyes, to stop listening, and to take a break from what ails the world.
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Land, People, God: What Really Defines the Jews?

by Janice Fine and Marshall Ganz
In our own time and place, we are wise to recognize the danger of allowing any single land to confer sanctity on any single people. Abram’s comings, going, and sojournings remind us that it is the covenantal blessing of our community that holds us together, regardless of where we came from or how we got there.
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Be the Window

by Rabbi Sara and Dr. Michael Paasche-Orlow
The window – where the dove returns with an olive branch –  is about hope and connection. The window is an escape from the crushing waves of the endless news cycle of fear and violence. The window is a possibility of change – of redemption.
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Here All Along

by Sarah Hurwitz
Excerpt from Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life – in Judaism (After Finally Choosing to Look There)
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Democracy and Elections

by Compiled by T'ruah
Text studies, divrei Torah, placards, and more resources for elections.
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Jewish Texts On Fair Voting And Just Elections

by Rabbi Mark Hurvitz and Rabbi Ed Stafman
"In the form we know them today, popular elections – where all adult citizens vote for their leaders – are the product of western democracies."
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