Soon, we will gather with our families and friends for our annual Passover seder, where we will retell the story of our liberation from slavery. As we read about our ancestors’ enslavement in Egypt, and how they fled so hurriedly they didn’t have time for
President Trump’s latest executive order severely curtailing the refugee resettlement program and banning entry to the United States from six Muslim-majority countries was slated to go into effect at midnight on Thursday March 16. However, just hours before
This Shabbat, we will read Parashat Mishpatim, the sixth parshah in the book of Exodus. In Mishpatim, the Israelites have begun what will be 40 years of wandering through the desert after the Exodus from Egypt. This parshah is notable for the number of mitzvot
On Sunday, February 12, HIAS will host a massive Jewish Rally for Refugees in New York City. The action will take place in Battery Park, and at least 1,700 people are expected to attend. The New York rally is part of a National Day of Action for Refugees on
On Tuesday, December 13, Syrian government forces moved in on the last remaining rebel strongholds of eastern Aleppo. As regime forces gained control over the city, a cease-fire agreement was reached between representatives of Syrian rebels, Russia and Turkey
As I prepare to welcome in the Jewish New Year on Sunday night, I am plagued by the plight of the Syrian people. I am deeply concerned by the silence of the world. I hear the voices of the many refugees I met this summer in Europe who said to me: All we want
On Monday, the 71st United Nations General Assembly will meet in New York. Responding to the global refugee crisis will be a key item on their agenda. A day-long Summit for Refugees and Migrants will be one of three high-level meetings of the General Assembly
With 65 million people displaced worldwide, the current global refugee has now surpassed World War II’s record of displaced people. The United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) reports that this is the first time in the office’s history that the 60
Earlier this month on June 20, we joined with groups around the world in observing World Refugee Day, a day to shed light on the plight of refugees. During the Shabbat before World Refugee Day we read the second parashah in the book of Numbers, Parashat Naso.
