by Jewish Center for Justice | Mar 8, 2021 | Activism, Archived, Archived 2021, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism, Racial Justice, Voting, Voting Rights
Last week, the House of Representatives officially passed The For the People Act of 2021, also called H.R. 1. The Jewish Center for Justice is mobilizing Jewish communities and pro-democracy people of faith in support of The For the People Act, which would would make...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Feb 23, 2021 | Activism, Archived, Archived 2021, Featured, JCJ Blog, Judaism, LGBTQ
UPDATE: On February 25, the House passed The Equality Act. The bill now moves to the Senate. All actions mentioned below will apply to U.S. Senators only. Last week, The Equality Act was officially passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Jewish Center for...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jan 12, 2021 | Activism, Cohorts, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism
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...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jan 11, 2021 | Activism, Antisemitism, Events, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism
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...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jan 6, 2021 | Activism, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism
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...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Aug 13, 2020 | Activism, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog
The great philosopher Epiticus once said, “We have two ears and one mouth so we can listen twice as much as we speak.” This idiom is as applicable today as it was when it was originally said almost 2,000 years ago. Listening to – and understanding – others’ opinions...