The vulnerability I feel as an Ashkenazi Jew to anti-semitism resembles that felt by people of color when they encounter the police.
Aaron Hodge Greenberg’s artwork of a Black Lives Matter tallis went viral — here’s why he made it, what it means, and more on art as social protest.
The institutional Jewish response to the Movement for Black Lives has paralleled that of the Chinese American community in the Liang trial.
“While we agree with many of Isaiah’s sentiments, and we too think that the poor, and the orphaned should be protected, we cannot abide the extreme and unfair language that Isaiah employs to describe our beloved city.”
After seeing a #BlackLivesMatter protest, Carmel Tanaka wonders why she never saw herself as a Jew of color, and what might the movement mean for Canada?
Over 400 people marched the largest Jewish protest for #BlackLivesMatter and the Right to Know Act — seven were arrested, including Reform movement VP.
As we prepare for Tisha B’Av, thinking of all the ways people continue to see their cities ravaged by bloodshed and dislocation, it may be helpful to round up some poignant Tisha B’Av pieces from years past on this site.
Last week was a historical moment for racial equity in the United States, as The Movement for Black Lives brought together over 40 disparate grassroots
“We are asking the Jewish community to show up for their Jews of Color brothers and sisters in this moment…We need your voices. We need your help. We need your love.”
Thursday night, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ) will hold a #BlackLivesMatter vigil outside Barclay’s Center for Black lives killed by police.