by Jewish Center for Justice | Jul 8, 2020 | Activism, Featured, JCJ Blog, Judaism, Racial Justice
*The following post is part of JCJ’s Awareness to Action: 21 Days Toward Racial Justice campaign.* On Thursday, June 25, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. The passage of this bill came one day after the...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jul 8, 2020 | Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism, Racial Justice
Stay tuned to this blog with daily actions and opportunities! <<Get Involved: Click HERE to sign up for JCJ email alerts>> Updated: July 30, 2020 Awareness to Action: 21 Days Toward Racial Justice is a three-week effort to confront racism, address our...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jun 22, 2020 | Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism, Racial Justice
The Jewish Center for Justice recently delivered the following letter to members of the California legislature urging support for the Community Response Initiative to Strengthen Emergency Systems (C.R.I.S.E.S.) Act (AB 2054), a significant effort to accomplish police...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jun 18, 2020 | Children, Featured, Immigration, JCJ Blog, Judaism
JCJ intern Adam Friedman Today, the United States Supreme Court ruled in a 5 to 4 decision to block the Trump Administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Following the decision, chairs of the Jewish Center for Justice...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jun 1, 2020 | Featured, JCJ Blog, Racial Justice
Following public demonstrations over the senseless and unjust death of George Floyd, Jewish Center for Justice Executive Director Rabbi Joel Simonds took to social media to reflect on the current moment: SATURDAY “Shavuah Tov is hard to say tonight. How do we...
by Jewish Center for Justice | May 21, 2020 | Activism, Cohorts, Featured, JCJ Blog, Judaism
This summer, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic impacting internships and fellowships for young people, JCJ is increasing our summer fellowship opportunities to those who are passionate about advocacy, justice and Judaism. Over the course of the next few months,...
