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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