Sixty-three local rabbis and cantors signed a letter from liberal rabbinic group T’ruah calling for UJA-Federation of NY to publicly support a ceasefire deal in the Israel-Hamas war.
'We do not need to look too far back into our history to see what has happened when this country has turned its back on people,' said a HIAS official
More than 600 Jewish clergy have signed either the Rabbis for Ceasefire declaration or the new letter from T'ruah, a rabbinic human rights group
The call, made in a letter to President Joe Biden, marks a shift in rhetoric from liberal pro-Israel groups
The Biden administration could expand its list of sanction targets beyond the four settlers it named
Some Jewish organizations said that an aid package for Israel was not worth the blow it dealt to the asylum system
I recently joined a rally to protest the horrific conditions at Rikers’ Island, where 14 people, all awaiting trial, have died in the past year. I walked away in tears at the pain of these families and individuals, and angered yet again by the racist structures that put a disproportionate number of people of color…
Progressive Jewish groups are expressing their support for Rep. Ilhan Omar after President Trump tweeted a video on Friday that criticized a recent statement she made about the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Trump’s video, which has been seen more than 10 million times, spliced footage of 9/11 with comments the Minnesota Democrat made at…
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