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Urgent Action Needed : Protect Marriage Equality

Urgent Action Needed : Protect Marriage Equality

by Jewish Center for Justice | Jul 20, 2022 | Action - National, Action - State & Local, Activism, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism, LGBTQ

JCJ applauds the House of Representatives for passing the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 8404) with a bipartisan coalition. As we can no longer trust the Supreme Court to preserve rights, we call on the Senate to codify the right to marry by swiftly bringing this...
Pride Month Action: Protect the LGBTQ+ Community

Pride Month Action: Protect the LGBTQ+ Community

by Jewish Center for Justice | Jun 27, 2022 | Action - National, Activism, Advocacy, 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...
Tips for a justice-centered Passover Seder

Tips for a justice-centered Passover Seder

by Jewish Center for Justice | Apr 13, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Ideas, Immigration, JCJ Blog, Judaism, LGBTQ

During our Passover Seder, we retell the story of our ancestors’ movement from enslavement to a free people. Our Israelite forebears endured generations of cruelty and oppression until God appeared to Moses in the form of a burning bush and our Exodus story...
Commemorating the 52nd anniversary of the Stonewall Riots

Commemorating the 52nd anniversary of the Stonewall Riots

by Jewish Center for Justice | Jun 28, 2021 | Activism, California, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism, LGBTQ

Fifty-two years ago today, the Stonewall Riots set in motion the Gay Liberation Movement.  The riots began when police raided The Stonewall Inn, which like many gay bars at the time was seen as a safe space. However, the Stonewall Inn was specifically seen as a safe...

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