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Social Justice Trip to Israel!
Roswell Seminar for Social Justice
July 22 August 1, 2012
Join the Saltz International Educational Centers intensive 10-day program to explore issue of religion and the state of Israel, socioeconomic issues and general social activism in Israel. Cost is $1,000 plus airfare. Details available online.
Lirdof Tzedek: A Guide to Synagogue Social Action provides step-by-step guidelines for all aspects of synagogue social action programming - from establishing the appropriate structure within the congregation to effecting change on the local, regional and national levels.
Get Out The Vote encourages congregations to focus communal energy on the privilege and responsibility of voting and provide information to plan a successful voter engagement effort.
Just Congregations
Have you ever held a great social justice program and no one came? Do you want your synagogue to respond effectively and powerfully to the systemic causes of injustice? Congregation-Based Community Organizing enables synagogues to address these questions through internal conversations and work in powerful coalitions across lines of race, class, and faith.