Amid a national reckoning over race, Jews are embracing Juneteenth
by Josefin Dolsten, Philissa Cramer (JTA) — After the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic this spring delayed the launch of the website for TribeHerald, a…
Human Rights
A Jewish ‘Dreamer’ breathes a sigh of relief after US Supreme Court preserves DACA
by Penny Schwartz BOSTON (JTA) – Elias Rosenfeld’s phone rang on Thursday morning hours after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump from moving…
‘We stand in solidarity’: Jewish organizations respond to the protests over George Floyd’s death
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — Jewish groups are expressing outrage over the death of George Floyd, a black man killed last week by a Minneapolis…
‘Believe us’: Black Jews respond to the George Floyd protests, in their own words
by Josefin Dolsten (JTA) — As Enzi Tanner participated in an online havdalah ceremony marking the end of Shabbat Saturday night, his city — Minneapolis…
Jewish Justice Work at Calgary Jewish Academy
By Lesley Machon (Calgary) – When stigma, stereotype and marginalization prevail, none of us are free. The importance of Jewish voice and oration was the…