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Watch: Jewish Community Response to Capitol Siege

Watch: Jewish Community Response to Capitol Siege

by Jewish Center for Justice | Jan 11, 2021 | Activism, Anti-Semitism, Events, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism

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...
JCJ Responds to violence, coup attempt in Washington, DC

JCJ Responds to violence, coup attempt in Washington, DC

by Jewish Center for Justice | Jan 6, 2021 | Activism, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism

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...
What Social Media has taught me about listening to other perspectives

What Social Media has taught me about listening to other perspectives

by Jewish Center for Justice | Aug 13, 2020 | Activism, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog

The great philosopher Epiticus once said, “We have two ears and one mouth so we can listen twice as much as we speak.” This idiom is as applicable today as it was when it was originally said almost 2,000 years ago. Listening to – and understanding – others’ opinions...
JCJ advocated for a number of bills in 2019. These 6 were signed into law.

JCJ advocated for a number of bills in 2019. These 6 were signed into law.

by Jewish Center for Justice | Jan 14, 2020 | Activism, Advocacy, California, JCJ Blog

In 2019, the Jewish Center for Justice advocated for dozens of bills on the state and national level. As we shape our legislative agenda for 2020, let’s take a look back at some of the legislative highlights over the past year. While nearly every bill JCJ backed on...
How I Plan to Make a Difference at my JCJ Internship

How I Plan to Make a Difference at my JCJ Internship

by Jewish Center for Justice | Apr 14, 2019 | Activism, Featured, JCJ Blog, Judaism, Voting

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...

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