How can I create meaningful change? JCJ has the answer.
Next November, I will be voting in a Presidential election for the first time. Although that feels like a long way off—by then I will have graduated high school and started college—candidates are already announcing their campaigns and the general public is starting to...
Take Action : Expand Heat Protection for Indoor Workers
Take ACTION by contacting Cal OSHA and your State Legislators and encouraging them to enact protections from extreme heat for those who work indoors. Find your California Assembly Member and Senator! Submit a petition to the Occupational Safety and Health Standards...
When it comes to gun violence and school shootings, we cannot wait for change
When an active shooter killed 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary on December 14, 2012, I was six years old—coincidentally, the same age as many of the victims. While many young students, myself included, could not fully comprehend what had happened that day, many of...
Even God needed a break. How could we not?
In the religiously and politically progressive spaces that the Jewish Center for Justice occupies, it is more common to see the Torah as a story with powerful moral lessons than an accurate historical account. As such, when it comes to the story of creation, we have...
After multiple encounters with antisemitism, it’s time for action
As a teenager living in Los Angeles—home to a very large Jewish community—one might think that I live in a bubble. A bubble free from antisemitism. However, this could not be further from the truth. Recently, Los Angeles has been experiencing a wave of antisemitism....
Take Action : Protect medical privacy
Take ACTION by contacting your State Senator urging them to support AB 254. Find your California Assembly Member and Senator! Sample script: Hello, my name is [your name]. I’m calling today to urge [name of Senator] to pass Assembly Bill 254, which will protect the...
Take Action : Protect LGBTQ+ foster youth in California
Take ACTION by contacting your Assembly Member urging them to support Senate Bill 407. Find your California Assembly Member and Senator! Sample script: Hello, my name is [your name]. I’m calling today to urge [name of Assembly Member] to pass Senate Bill 407, which...
Take Action : Help children get better mental health resources in their school
Take ACTION by contacting your U.S. Representative, and urging them to support H.R. 4054, H.R. 3331, H.R. 3228, and H.R. 3055. Find your U.S. Representative here. Sample script: Hello, my name is [your name], and I am calling on behalf of the Jewish Center for Justice...
When it comes to protecting asylum seekers, the Biden-Harris Administration could be doing more
On June 24, I had the privilege of attending a rally in Charlotte, NC calling for the restoration and expansion of reproductive rights. The rally marked the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision, which overturned the precedent set by Roe v. Wade to protect...
JCJ Fellows Dismayed by Supreme Court’s Ruling in LGBTQ+ Rights Case
In response to the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to limit LGBTQ+ protections, the JCJ Micah D. Bycel Summer Fellows issued the following joint statement: We are appalled by the Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of 303 Creative LLC vs. Elenis. As progressive Jews, we...