by Jewish Center for Justice | Jan 31, 2022 | Activism, California, Cohorts, Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism, Racial Justice, Voting Rights
This post was updated on January 31, 2022. Black History Month, also known as African American History Month, is a month-long annual celebration of the contributions and achievements of African Americans in United States history. While so much has been accomplished in...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Nov 15, 2021 | Activism, Archived, Archived 2021, Economic Justice, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Racial Justice
UPDATE: On Friday, November 19, the US House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act. The bill will now move to the Senate. Please urge your Senators to pass this vital piece of legislation. The recent passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill is a...
by Jewish Center for Justice | May 26, 2021 | Activism, Archived, Archived 2021, Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism, Racial Justice
We call upon the Senate to pass The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021, also called H.R. 1280, which passed the House of Representatives in early March. The Jewish Center for Justice is mobilizing Jewish communities and working with racial justice and...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Aug 21, 2020 | Cohorts, Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, JCJ Blog, Judaism, Racial Justice
Each year on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, we beat our chests and engage in a communal confession. Looking back on a year, it can be difficult to pinpoint specific mistakes or failures. The beauty of a communal confession is that we take on all these failures...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Aug 10, 2020 | Children, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Racial Justice
*Photo from www.janeelliott.com* By Allen Schultz On April 5, 1968, a class of white third-grade students from Riceville, Iowa all had the same question for their teacher, Ms. Jane Elliott – why was their “Hero of the Month,” Martin Luther King Jr., killed the day...