by Jewish Center for Justice | Apr 13, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Ideas, Immigration, JCJ Blog, Judaism, LGBTQ
During our Passover Seder, we retell the story of our ancestors’ movement from enslavement to a free people. Our Israelite forebears endured generations of cruelty and oppression until God appeared to Moses in the form of a burning bush and our Exodus story...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jul 22, 2021 | Featured, Ideas, Immigration, JCJ Blog, Judaism
By Ben Weiner In the spring of 2018, I had the privilege of traveling with a small group to the beautiful country of El Salvador. The trip was led by a non-profit organization whose mission is to build solidarity between Salvadorians and Americans. Over the course of...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jun 17, 2021 | Activism, Archived, Archived 2021, Featured, Ideas, Immigration, JCJ Blog
The Jewish Center For Justice calls upon the U.S. Senate to pass the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021 (H.R. 1603), the Access To Counsel Act of 2021 (H.R. 1573), and the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimnation For Nonimmigrants Act (H.R. 1333), all of which...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Mar 24, 2021 | Activism, Archived, Archived 2021, Featured, Ideas, Immigration, JCJ Blog, Judaism
We call upon the Senate to pass the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021, also called H.R. 6, which has passed the House of Representatives The Jewish Center for Justice is mobilizing Jewish communities and immigration reform groups as well as people of faith in...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jan 19, 2021 | Featured, Ideas, Immigration, JCJ Blog, Judaism
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...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Oct 12, 2020 | Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Gun Violence Prevention, Ideas, Immigration, JCJ Blog, LGBTQ, Racial Justice, Voting Rights, Women’s Rights
Following the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, President Trump and Senate leadership rushed to nominate a replacement on the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, the president and the Senate neglected to pass any coronavirus relief bills. This is deeply immoral. We are...