Become an "Immigrant Justice" Congregation

The North American Immigrant Justice Campaign is designed to encourage URJ congregations to declare themselves "Immigrant Justice" Congregations, signifying their work to protect and defend undocumented immigrants facing deportation. In order to self-designate as an “Immigrant Justice” Congregation, a community must be actively doing one or more of the following:

1. Supporting undocumented immigrants with financial, legal, materials or other forms of support
2. Working to advance pro-immigration policies and legislation on a local, state or federal level
3. Working on individual deportation cases
4. Providing physical shelter to one or more undocumented immigrants within their facilities (also known as providing “Sanctuary”)

("Sanctuary" Congregations, "Solidarity" Congregations and other similar designations will be considered "Immigrant Justice" Congregations for the purposes of this campaign.)

Below is a list of current URJ "Immigrant Justice" Congregations. The resources and materials used by these congregations to make their decisions are linked below:

• Congregation Shir Hadash, Los Gatos, CA
• Congregation B’nai Israel, Sacramento, CA
  • Read about Congregation B'nai Israel's work in a CBS Sacramento article featuring their Senior Rabbi, Rabbi Mona Alfi
• Congregation Rodef Sholom, San Rafael, CA
• Congregation Mishkan Israel, Hamden, CT
  • Read about Congregation Mishkan Israel's work in a New Haven Independent article featuring their Senior Rabbi, Rabbi Herbert Brockman
• Temple Sinai, Washington D.C.
  • Read about Temple Sinai's work in a Washington Post Op-Ed written by their Senior Rabbi, Rabbi Jonathan Roos
• KAM Isaiah Israel, Chicago, IL
• Beth Emet the Free Synagogue, Evanston, IL
• Congregation Hakafa, Glencoe, IL
• Temple Isaiah, Lexington, MA
• Congregation Beth El, Sudbury, MA
• Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, Baltimore, MD 
• Temple Beth Emeth, Ann Arbor, MI
• Shir Tikvah, Minneapolis, MN
• Mount Zion Temple, St. Paul, MN
• Judea Reform Congregation, Durham, NC 
• Temple Ner Tamid, Bloomfied, NJ
• Brooklyn Heights Synagogue, Brooklyn, NY
  • Read about Brooklyn Heights Synagogue's work in a Brooklyn Eagle article
• Temple Sholom, Cincinnati, OH
• Temple Emanu-el, Dallas, TX
• Temple Rodef Sholom, Falls Church, VA
• Temple Beth Am, Seattle, WA
  • Read about Temple Beth Am's establishment of their Sanctuary Action Team

To join the campaign and let us know what your congregation is doing to protect and defend undocumented immigrants, click here!