Justice resources for your Passover Seder
Each year, we gather around the Seder table to regale friends and family with the story of our ancestors escaping bondage in Egypt. We share stories of Moses’ growth from a boy who doesn’t know his true identity to a leader whom the Israelite people can turn to. We...
JCJ Updates: What is happening in Israel?
When Israel faces external threats, we often see it as our mission to educate the JCJ community, our partners, and the public at-large about what’s happening. This is typically an incredible responsibility as the nuance of each situation is usually missing from...
Three Actions You Can Take to Honor Women’s History Month
Women’s History Month is the annual celebration of the contributions and achievements of women in United States history. While so much has been accomplished in the fight for equal rights, we also know that the path toward true justice is long. Our Jewish tradition...
Meet the 2023 Micah D. Bycel Legislative Fellows
My name is Addison Carson, and I am a Sophomore at the Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles. As future leaders, our generation must work to achieve justice outcomes in as many areas as possible. I believe that JCJ does extremely important work, and I appreciate how...
Take Action : Help Pass Fossil Fuel Divestment in California
Take ACTION by contacting your Assembly Member urging them to support Senate Bill 252. Find your California Assembly Member and Senator! Sample script: “Hi, my name is [your name]. I’m calling today to urge [name of Assembly Member] to pass the Senate Bill 252. This...
Take Action : Force Corporations to Disclose Carbon Footprint
Take ACTION by urging your California senator m to support Senate Bill 253. Click here to find your California Representative and Senator! Sample call / email script: “Hi, my name is [your name]. I’m calling today to urge [name of Senator] to pass the Senate Bill 253....
Take Action : Increase the Amount of Protected Paid Sick Leave from 3 to 7 Days
In late May, the Senate passed SB 616. Take action by now urging your California Assembly Member to quickly pass this bill so it can head to the governor's desk. Click here to find your California Assembly Member and Senator! Sample call / email script: Hello. My...
Take Action : Expand the Right to Vote in California
Take action by urging your California assembly member to pass Assembly Constitutional Amendment 4 (ACA 4), which may be heard in committee in March 9, 2023. Click here to find your California Representative and Senator! Sample call / email script: Hello. My name is...
Take Action : Codify Family Caregiver Protections into Law
Take ACTION by urging your California assembly member to support The Family Caregiver Anti-Discrimination Act, AB 524. Click here to find your California Representative and Senator! Sample call / email script: Hello. My name is [YOUR NAME], and I am calling to urge...
Take action : Create More Equitable Access to Paid Family Leave Wage
Take action by urging your California assembly member to pass AB 518, Paid Family Leave for Chosen Family, which was referred to the committee on insurance on February 17, 2023. Click here to find your California Representative and Senator! Sample call / email...