Tag: Social Justice

The American Altar

A poetic commentary and reflection on A Racial Justice Vidui/Confessional for 5785/2024's High Holiday Season.

Rabbi-Cantor Michael McCloskey, Social Justice Commission October 8, 2024 Yom Kippur Yom Kippur in Synagogue

A Social Justice HaRachaman

God wants us to act and open our hearts. This prayer reminds us that when we do justice work, we are doing G!d’s work.

Rabbi Dr. J.B. Sacks September 23, 2024 Blessings Daily Living

A Racial Justice Vidui/Confessional

We offer this contemporary “Ashamnu,” confession, for this moment. Some of the sins are ours, others are part of society's complex systems.

Rabbi-Cantor Michael McCloskey September 23, 2024 High Holidays Holidays

Promoting Isaiah On Yom Kippur

Engaging with Operation Isaiah is a demand to eliminate the scourge of hunger. May we see the day when healthy food is available to all.

Rabbi Daniel J. Isaak, Social Justice Commission September 23, 2024 Food High Holidays

Social Justice Commission High Holiday Reader 5785

Our tradition teaches: the sound of the shofar can literally break down the walls, both physical and spiritual. It can shatter complacency and indifference.

Social Justice Commission September 23, 2024 High Holidays Holidays

Approaching Tashlikh: Casting Off Racism

May our casting of the bread upon the waters lead to a concerted common effort to confront and confound racism throughout the New Year.

Rabbi Dr. J.B. Sacks, Social Justice Commission September 23, 2024 High Holidays Holidays

Hagar, Enslaved Woman

May these Days of Awe help us understand more deeply and act more forcefully on behalf of the enslaved and marginalized in our society.

Rabbi Amy Eilberg, Social Justice Commission September 22, 2024 High Holidays Holidays

How Do We Continue the Work of Liberation Without Miracles?

As we commemorate MLK Day, how can we support liberation in our communities? How do we continue the work of liberation without miracles?

Rachel Galanter April 5, 2024 Parashat Bo Parashat Bo Dvar Torah

Slavery, Social Justice, and Family History

Reflecting on a "Pilgrimage to the South" on a Movement social justice trip as a Black Jew and how it has changed who I am.

Rabbi Heather Miller March 27, 2024 Holidays Passover

Conversation with Martin Luther King at 1968 RA Convention

At the 1968 Rabbinical Assembly convention, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to assembled rabbis concerning how they can fight for justice.

Exploring Judaism January 10, 2024 Holidays Martin Luther King Jr. Day (US)

Bringing Juneteenth onto the Bimah

Bringing Juneteenth into synagogues signifies that Black Jews are not a footnote in the Jewish story but core parts of our communities.

Rabbi Heather Miller, Rabbi Lev Meirowitz Nelson June 12, 2023 Holidays Juneteenth (US)

Juneteenth 5782: Kiddush Over Red Drink

Gulienne Rollins-Rishon reflects on Juneteenth which commemorates the complete ending of legal slavery in the United States.

Gulienne Rollins-Rishon June 17, 2022 Holidays Juneteenth (US)

The Four Children and Racial Justice

We approach the Haggadah at a time of profound racial reckoning in our country. How might the four children help us relate to racial justice?

Rabbi Amy Eilberg April 6, 2022 Passover Passover Reflections