by Jewish Center for Justice | Oct 9, 2023 | Featured, Israel, JCJ Blog, Judaism
Updated: Oct. 13, 2023 Looking for volunteer and giving opportunities? Donate / volunteer in Israel (click here). Donate from abroad (click here). “This is the most lethal assault against Jews since the Holocaust.” – U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Aug 4, 2023 | Featured, Gun Violence Prevention, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism
When an active shooter killed 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary on December 14, 2012, I was six years old—coincidentally, the same age as many of the victims. While many young students, myself included, could not fully comprehend what had happened that day, many of...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jul 28, 2023 | Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism, Mental Health
In the religiously and politically progressive spaces that the Jewish Center for Justice occupies, it is more common to see the Torah as a story with powerful moral lessons than an accurate historical account. As such, when it comes to the story of creation, we have...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jul 27, 2023 | Anti-Semitism, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism
As a teenager living in Los Angeles—home to a very large Jewish community—one might think that I live in a bubble. A bubble free from antisemitism. However, this could not be further from the truth. Recently, Los Angeles has been experiencing a wave of antisemitism....
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...
