Alexander Rapaport made headlines for his solidarity with Muslim bodega owners, but his Masbia soup kitchen lost donors over it. Now new donors step in.
Two years ago, in these very pages, I told you this would happen. I said Israel was moving towards an apartheid, one-state reality and that
Thousands of American Jews turned out at #JewsForRefugees rallies across the US, joined by political leaders like Bill DeBlasio and Keith Ellison.
This Tu Bishvat, we see Trump’s first weeks in office have evidenced his willingness to move forward projects that will threaten the planet.
Did you know there’s this weird part of the haftorah portion this week that’s kind of like Macbeth? The military leader is convinced he can’t
This Sunday, February 12th, HIAS is calling for a National Day of Jewish Action for Refugees at rallies in 16 cities — join one near you!
Israel’s largest left-leaning daily dubbed Jewschool the “unofficial organ” of Jewish resistance to Trump. And we’re damn proud of it.
Scores of JCCs received bombs threats. We need to build a Jewish movement that stands against anti-Jewish oppression — and in solidarity with others too.
Making instruments takes time. That means that during Egyptian captivity, before seeing the shocking slaying of the first born or the wondrous parting of the sea, during the dark hour of oppression, these women played the long game, banked on liberation, believed that it was coming, and prepared for it painstakingly. Victory does not come just through playing defense against crisis, but, even in hours much darker than ours, playing a long game to win.
In this week’s #TorahForTheResistance, Parashat Bo finds the Egyptians suffering the plague of darkness — but what does it mean to not “see” each other?