by Jewish Center for Justice | May 26, 2021 | Activism, Archived, Archived 2021, Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism, Racial Justice
We call upon the Senate to pass The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021, also called H.R. 1280, which passed the House of Representatives in early March. The Jewish Center for Justice is mobilizing Jewish communities and working with racial justice and...
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 | 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...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Oct 6, 2020 | Cohorts, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism, Racial Justice
JCJ Clergy Cohort member and Temple De Hirsch Sinai Rabbi Avi Fine delivered the following d’var Torah on Yom Kippur this year. Watch the full clip below. One particular excerpt stands out, beginning at 7:01: Through tfillah and tzadakah, we can split the sea of...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Aug 21, 2020 | Cohorts, Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, JCJ Blog, Judaism, Racial Justice
Each year on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, we beat our chests and engage in a communal confession. Looking back on a year, it can be difficult to pinpoint specific mistakes or failures. The beauty of a communal confession is that we take on all these failures...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Aug 10, 2020 | Children, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Racial Justice
*Photo from www.janeelliott.com* By Allen Schultz On April 5, 1968, a class of white third-grade students from Riceville, Iowa all had the same question for their teacher, Ms. Jane Elliott – why was their “Hero of the Month,” Martin Luther King Jr., killed the day...