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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Tell President Trump: Jews Stand with Immigrants Against Mass Deportations
“We are Jewish Americans committed to standing up for the rights and dignityof immigrants and against President Trump’s cruel and dangerous mass deportation agenda.”Featured
A Celebration of Human Rights: T’ruah Gala 2025
T’ruah’s annual celebration of human rights gala is on Tuesday, May 20.
Criticism of Israel and Antisemitism: How to Tell Where One Ends and the Other Begins
In this time of inflamed passions, it’s crucial both to ensure that criticism of Israel does not cross the line into antisemitism, and to protect the free speech of those protesting Israel’s actions.
A Prayer for Gaza and to Preserve Our Humanity
By Rabbis Felicia Sol and Roly Matalon of B’nai Jeshurun in New York City.
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Behar – Bechukotai: Abolish the Minimum Wage
by Rabbi Marc Gruber |Behar
We live in a privileged society. The Torah teaches that God judges us on how we meet our societal responsibility to provide for the most vulnerable people within our society. While we enjoy the blessings [of our privilege], we fail to meet the responsibility.
