“Dean of Rabbinic Social Justice in this Country”: Honoring Rabbi Richard Levy (1937 – 2019)
This past Friday, June the 21st, the Jewish world lost a social justice giant in Rabbi Richard Levy. Rabbi Levy was a passionate advocate for civil rights, social justice, and peace. At the invitation of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., he was part of a delegation of 16...
Taking action to protect our nation’s Dreamers
The purpose of H.R. 6 (The American Dream and Promise Act) is to provide permanent status to minors brought illegally to the US (Dreamers) and recipients of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED). H.R. 6 passed in the House of...
How I Plan to Make a Difference at my JCJ Internship
By Lindsay Morgenstein I was in high school the first time a friend posed the question that would come to define much of my future trajectory. Asking “Are you a Republican or Democrat?” would soon open my eyes to how politics shapes the world around us. While I was...