by Jewish Center for Justice | Jun 27, 2025 | Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, LGBTQ
In response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor, allowing parents to opt their children out of reading LGBTQ-themed books on the basis of religious freedom, the Jewish Center for Justice issued the following statement: JCJ is disappointed by the...
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 14, 2023 | Featured, JCJ Blog, LGBTQ
People with expansive gender identities have been part of the Jewish community for as long as Jewish legal tradition has existed, evident in the documentation of discussions among ancient rabbis regarding the role of androgynous and intersex individuals in Jewish...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Nov 16, 2022 | Activism, Archived, Archived 2022, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism, LGBTQ
Take ACTION by contacting your Senators and Representatives and urging them to support the Respect for Marriage Act bill. U.S. Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121 Find your Senator! Sample script: “Hi, my name is [your name]. I’m calling today to urge [your Senator]...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jun 27, 2022 | Activism, Advocacy, Archived, Archived 2022, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism, LGBTQ
The Jewish Center for Justice commends the Biden administration for signing the Executive Order on Advancing Equality for LGBTQI+ Individuals on June 15, 2022. This Order comes in response to hundreds of anti-LGBTQ+ laws proposed or enacted in state legislatures that...
