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...
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...
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...
2020 was a year like no other. Facing the threat of a deadly virus and the prospects of an economic recession, the Jewish Center for Justice shifted programming to meet the needs of our growing community. Watch our End-of-Year video recapping our work in 2020. Then...
Today, the Jewish Center for Justice Board of Directors issued the following joint statement following the announcement that Jode Biden and Kamala Harris won the 2020 presidential election: “The Board of the Jewish Center for Justice officially congratulates...
This statement was posted at 10:30 a.m. PT on November 4, 2020 JCJ Executive Director Rabbi Joel Simonds has offered the following words during this time of uncertainty: “As the votes continue to be counted, we look toward a brighter tomorrow knowing that we did...