Talia Kaplan
80 Years Later: How the Tragedy of the St. Louis Inspires Our Advocacy for Refugees
The recent surge in xenophobic policies and anti-immigrant sentiment in the U.S. raises alarm because we Jews remember what it’s like to be unwelcome on America’s shores.
How to Take Action to Protect DREAMers and Other Immigrants
Together, these pieces of legislation would offer a path to citizenship for approximately 2.5 million people.
The Power of New Beginnings: Parshat Bo and National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
Throughout history, Jews have experienced the bitterness of slavery and the sweetness of freedom. Yet too often, we only think about issues of slavery around Passover. This Shabbat, however, coincides with Human Trafficking Awareness Day (January 11, 2019), a
Reform Jewish Communities Are Still Standing up for Refugees in the Wake of Pittsburgh
Following in the tradition of Abraham, who heeded God’s call in Parshat Lech Lecha, 275 diverse Jewish communities in 33 states across North America responded to the urgency of the global refugee crisis by celebrating National Refugee Shabbat on October 19-20.
Running Towards the Call: Participate in National Refugee Shabbat
Remember the feeling you had when you got on an airplane alone to study abroad, or when you packed up everything you owned and moved to a new city? All the emotions that might have come up for you—fear, excitement, trepidation—could very well have been Avram’s
