by Jewish Center for Justice | Jun 30, 2023 | Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism, LGBTQ
In response to the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to limit LGBTQ+ protections, the JCJ Micah D. Bycel Summer Fellows issued the following joint statement: We are appalled by the Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of 303 Creative LLC vs. Elenis. As progressive Jews, we...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jun 29, 2023 | Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism, Racial Justice
In response to the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling to reverse affirmative action in colleges and universities, the JCJ Micah D. Bycel Summer Fellows issued the following joint statement: We are outraged over the Supreme Court’s catastrophic decision to overturn the use of...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jun 27, 2023 | Action - National, Featured, Global Poverty, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Women’s Rights
Take ACTION by contacting your U.S. Representative, and urging them to support H.R. 3938. Find your U.S. Representative here. Sample script: Hello, my name is [your name], and I am calling today to urge [U.S. Representative name] to support H.R. 3938, also called the...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jun 27, 2023 | Cohorts, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism, Voting Rights
The first thing I did when my JCJ summer fellowship began was compare JCJ’s agenda with the Supreme Court decisions expected to be released in June 2023. I thoroughly researched each topic that was presented to the court this past session, which included voting...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jun 14, 2023 | Featured, JCJ Blog, LGBTQ
People with expansive gender identities have been part of the Jewish community for as long as Jewish legal tradition has existed, evident in the documentation of discussions among ancient rabbis regarding the role of androgynous and intersex individuals in Jewish...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Apr 4, 2023 | California, Criminal Justice Reform, Economic Justice, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism, LGBTQ
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...
