87 faith groups file amicus brief: Diverting funds for border wall ‘unconstitutional’
Today, the Jewish Center for Justice joined 86 other religious and faith-based groups in filing an amicus brief in the Supreme Court arguing that the Trump Administration’s attempt to divert otherwise-allocated funds for construction of a border wall is...
Letter to Governor Newsom: Expand emergency paid sick days for California’s families
This week, the Jewish Center for Justice joined over 110 social justice organizations in sending a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom urging him to take immediate action to expand emergency paid sick days and to protect California’s families. The letter begins: On January 1,...
JCJ Board of Directors Adds Two New Members
The Jewish Center for Justice is excited to announce that we will be welcoming two new board members to start 2021. Ellie Caple and Heather Lazarus have contributed mightily to our justice work over the past year, and we are thrilled to add them to our growing team...
Watch: Jewish Community Response to Capitol Siege
On Friday, January 8, 2021, Jewish Center for Justice Executive Director Rabbi Joel Simonds moderated a panel for the Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA), a conversation which featured Congresswoman Susan Wild, Congressman Brad Schneider, Congressman Mike...
JCJ Responds to violence, coup attempt in Washington, DC
In response to today's news out of Washington, DC, Rabbi Joel Simonds, Executive Director of the Jewish Center for Justice, issued a video response. From the video: "When there is calm, and when we have rid our nation's capitol of this horrific plague, we will seek...
VIDEO: What happened in 2020?
2020 was a year like no other. Facing the threat of a deadly virus and the prospects of an economic recession, the Jewish Center for Justice shifted programming to meet the needs of our growing community. Watch our End-of-Year video recapping our work in 2020. Then...
JCJ Board congratulates President-Elect, VP-Elect on victory
Today, the Jewish Center for Justice Board of Directors issued the following joint statement following the announcement that Jode Biden and Kamala Harris won the 2020 presidential election: "The Board of the Jewish Center for Justice officially congratulates...
JCJ responds to the Election
This statement was posted at 10:30 a.m. PT on November 4, 2020 JCJ Executive Director Rabbi Joel Simonds has offered the following words during this time of uncertainty: "As the votes continue to be counted, we look toward a brighter tomorrow knowing that we did the...
Vote 2020 Social Media Toolkit
On May 8, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-64-20, which orders the November 3 General Election to be conducted as an all-mail ballot election. Accordingly, all registered voters in California will receive a vote-by-mail ballot in the mail prior to...
Uphold Your Constitutional Right to Complain
*This posted originally appeared on October 23, 2018 and has been updated in 2020* It’s nearly impossible to avoid the news these days and, given the awkwardness of living life in the fetal position, you likely know that our country is – what’s a nice way to put this?...