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8/22/2019
Dear Under Secretary Mandelker,
We, the undersigned 20 organizational leaders, are the leaders of Jewish organizations and supporters of the Jewish Rohingya Justice Network (JRJN), a consortium of Jewish organizations who have come together to advocate for the rights of the Rohingya people. Together, we collectively represent tens of thousands of American Jews across the country in advocating for a swift U.S. response to the Rohingya crisis.
As we mark the second-year anniversary of the continued campaign of genocide against the Rohingya people of Burma this August 25th, we...
Read More By Jacob Greenblatt, 8/22/2019
This month and over the next few weeks, millions of students across the United States are heading back to school. The new academic year is filled with celebration and opportunities for growth, and it also provides an opportunity to reflect on what Judaism can teach us about the importance of public education.
Jewish tradition explains that education has the power to shape lives. We are commanded to “train a youth in the way he ought to go; he will not swerve from it even in old age” (Proverbs 22:6). Educational equity is...
Read More By Rabbi Suzanne Singer, 8/20/2019
When I first learned of the adolescent detention facility in Homestead, Florida, I was appalled. At its peak, Homestead detained 3,000 adolescent boys and girls who were treated military style, forced to walk single file; forbidden from being touched or touching; threatened with longer detentions as a disciplinary measure. Having a mother who survived Auschwitz, and asking myself what I would have done in Nazi Germany, I decided that I had to stand up for these children. I was inspired by my colleague, Rabbi Andi Berlin, who had joined the protesters earlier. My intention was not to close...
Read More By Arno Rosenfeld, 8/13/2019
Reform Jews across the United States held vigils for immigrant rights on Tisha B’Av Sunday, with hundreds of Jews and allies showing up at events in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, New York City, Cleveland, Chicago, and at more than 60 sites across the country.
The vigils, which were organized and...
Read More By Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, 8/13/2019
To my Reform Jewish community,
Just days ago, Homestead detention center, the only private, for-profit detention center housing immigrant children, shut its doors. While we know that our work to ensure the just treatment of migrants is far from over, make no mistake: the closure of Homestead is a victory for children, it’s a victory for immigrants, and it’s a powerful display of what activism motivated by enduring Jewish values can accomplish. Thank you.
For the past year, you and other Reform Jews in south Florida have organized and mobilized to shut down Homestead...
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