T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights
T’ruah brings the Torah’s ideals of human dignity, equality, and justice to life by empowering rabbis and cantors to be moral voices and to lead Jewish communities in advancing democracy and human rights for all people in the United States, Israel, and the occupied Palestinian territories.Cry aloud; do not be silent. Lift up your voice like a shofar.
— Isaiah 58:1
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U.S. Rabbis and Cantors Call on President Biden to End War in Gaza
We are American rabbis, cantors, and student clergy writing to you in anguish after nearly five months of war that have brought unfathomable suffering to Israelis and Palestinians.
A Celebration of Human Rights: T’ruah Gala 2024
Get your tickets for our annual celebration of human rights.
Watch: Israel-Hamas War Public Webinars
Since the attacks on October 7, T’ruah has offered public webinars for prayer and mourning, to engage with the moral challenges of the war, and to hear from staff who traveled to the region.
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Pekudei: Culpability on the Southern Border
by Rabbi Victor Urecki |Pekudei
I went to Juárez seeking a window into what is happening along our southern border, but I left staring at a mirror of culpability and responsibility.