Rabbi Ben Sharff joined almost twenty rabbis from the Baltimore area to march with Jews United for Justice (JUFJ) for changes in police policy.
Law enforcement and the military are necessities, not commodities. When we treat them like commodities, we forget that their actions reflect us.
New resources on the Baltimore riots for rabbis, including texts and sermon tips, by Jews United for Justice.
We all must demand that those who are commissioned in our names to enforce our laws, start from the presumption that on the face of every single person is written “thou shalt not kill.” We must, in the urgency of this moment, repeat at the highest of decibels and in the most hallowed of places that Black Lives Matter.
Check out this new site collecting #BlackLivesMatter resources for Jewish communities.
Remarks by Rabbi Alana Alpert at Michigan United Justice Assembly: Police Accountability & Civilian Oversight. Good evening. It’s an honor to be sharing a few
by Salem Pearce Editor’s Note: This post is the tenth in Jewschool’s series of reflections on Judaism, Jewish identity, race and the events in Ferguson
Brent Chaim Spodek is the rabbi of Beacon Hebrew Alliance, a wonderful, funky synagogue in New York’s Hudson Valley. He’s currently looking to hire an
I’ll gladly leave the problematic power dynamics and historical inaccuracies of Leida Snow’s piece in the Forward to the very able responses already published. I