Social Justice

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Gender-based Violence

Supporting Survivors of Domestic Violence in the Jewish Community

Lillie Heyman
 October 28, 2022
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) in the U.S. This year, the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) chose the theme of #Every1KnowsSome1 to highlight how common domestic violence is. Each of us may (or likely) knows someone, either in our Jewish community or our secular communities, who has been impacted by or is a survivor of domestic violence.
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Racial Justice

Two Out of Two

Yolanda Savage-Narva
 February 15, 2022
As a graduate of both Tougaloo College and Jackson State University, the recent bomb threats to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are personal to me. Since January 2022, over a dozen HBCUs have received bomb threats; several of those threats were received on the first day of Black history month. The continuous attacks on institutions of higher learning; places of worship and individual attacks are a direct threat to our everyday existence.
Sam Sommer smiling at the camera with his head tilted
Purim

A Promise is a Promise: Our Purim Fundraiser to Cure Childhood Cancers

Rabbi Steven Stark Lowenstein
 February 18, 2021

A few hours after 8-year-old Sammy Sommer and his parents were told by their amazing doctor in Milwaukee there would be no more treatment for his acute myelogenous leukemia, I met them for French fries at a hot dog stand in Highland Park. When I asked where...

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Racial Justice

Awakening to the Moral Imperatives of this Moment

Rabbi Rick Jacobs
 January 8, 2021
This is a moment that requires extraordinary courage to do the hardest and most transformative social change work. It is for all Americans of conscience to build a more just and compassionate future by facing the truth of our history and our present.