By Brad Rothschild, a documentary filmmaker in New York City. The trailer for his upcoming film on Tamar Manasseh, They Ain’t Ready for Me, can
A D’Var Torah and reflection on Isaiah from Mishkan Chicago’s Yom Kippur services: “Because casting off the yoke of antisemitism means building deep partnerships with our neighbors and other marginalized communities, rather than ceding to the existing power structure… It’s not going to be easy, but we’re asking people to show up. To engage in this messy, constantly evolving work of transformation. To love ourselves and our people. To hold ourselves with compassion, and push ourselves outside of our comfort zones. And we need to hold in our minds a dream of what true safety could feel like. we’re asking people to show up. To engage in this messy, constantly evolving work of transformation. To love ourselves and our people. To hold ourselves with compassion, and push ourselves outside of our comfort zones. And we need to hold in our minds a dream of what true safety could feel like.”
Alas! Alone she sits, vacant lots, empty streets
Abandoned by companions, absent lovers to greet.
Bustling communities pushed out, in retreat
Bereft remnants blamed for their woes.
Too many American Jews do nothing to address the most important moral issue that our community faces today — the occupation of the Palestinian Territories — and continue to perpetuate it.
This is part of Jewschool’s poetry series on Lamentations for our modern cities and urban justice, by Adam Gottlieb: “America feeds on its children: / Bodies run through pipelines”
Author Michal David, at the far right, with fellow protesters. This post first appeared on the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs Blog on September 4, 2015.
Led by Tzedek Chicago, over 200 members of Chicago Jewry petition Mayor Rahm Emmanuel to heed the Dyett hunger strikers’ demands for only school in Bronzeville, IL.
The author explains the values behind Rabbi Brant Rosen’s new community, Tzedek Chicago, and why he is excited to take part.
If you’ve heard of Rabbi Brant Rosen, chances are that you know about his vocal and principled stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Rosen has been
(Cross-posted to the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs’s blog.) A disproportionate amount of the alarming gun violence in Chicago takes place on the South