by Jewish Center for Justice | Apr 26, 2019 | JCJ Blog, LGBTQ
As part of our mission to ensure that all people are treated with dignity, respect, and equality, the Jewish Center for Justice rejects any attempt to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. We support the right of LGBTQ people to live...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Apr 14, 2019 | Activism, Featured, JCJ Blog, Judaism, Voting
By Lindsay Morgenstein I was in high school the first time a friend posed the question that would come to define much of my future trajectory. Asking “Are you a Republican or Democrat?” would soon open my eyes to how politics shapes the world around us. While I was...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Mar 15, 2019 | Activism, Anti-Semitism, Featured, Israel, JCJ Blog
By Gabi Becher Throughout my seven years at a small, warm Jewish elementary school in Los Angeles, I was taught to love being Jewish and to love the state of Israel. The culture, food, language, history and people have always fascinated me. Further, when I met...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Mar 13, 2019 | California, Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, JCJ Blog
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13, 2019 Contact: Max Rosenblum 818-304-4551 LOS ANGELES — In response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order to place a moratorium on the death penalty in California, Jewish Center for Justice Executive Director Rabbi Joel Thal Simonds...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Feb 27, 2019 | Featured, Israel, JCJ Blog
On Tuesday April 9, 2019, the Israeli government will hold an election for parliament and give the majority the opportunity to form a new coalition and have their party’s leader serve as the country’s Prime Minister. For the past ten years, Benjamin (Bibi)...