LINKS: JEWISH SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS
JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS
Jewish Social Justice Network :
• Avodah: The Jewish Service Corps (NYC) AVODAH is a young adult Jewish service organization based in New York City. The website has extensive resources for social justice education related to parshiot and Jewish holidays.
• Jewish Community Action (Minnesota)
• Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston
• Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (Chicago)
• Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (NYC)
• Jewish Fund for Justice (NYC)
• The Jewish Organizing Initiative (Boston) is a fellowship program which offers young adults a chance to work for justice and create a meaningful Jewish
community that can support and sustain them in working for justice.
• Jews United for Justice (Washington, D.C.)
• Jewish Youth for Community Action (Berkeley)
• Progressive Jewish Alliance (Los Angeles)
SocialAction.com
Is an online Jewish magazine dedicated to pursuing justice, building community, and repairing the world. The website offers resources including articles related to different social justice areas, Jewish holidays, and secular holiday. There are also themed dvrei Torah for each weekly parsha, and other related education
opportunities.
Tekiah: a Jewish Call to Action
Is an alliance of activists, community organizers, and lay leaders in Greater Boston, committed to mobilizing the Jewish community to work for a fundamental, systemic change in American society. Past actions involve campaigns for bilingual education and immigrants rights. For more information, contact Tekiah_Boston@hotmail.com or 617-983-5184.
The Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action (JALSA)
Is dedicated to being a strong, progressive, inter-generational voice, inspired by Jewish teachings and values, for social justice, civil rights, and civil liberties. They provide informational programming and working committees on these issues in Massachusetts.
PANIM: The Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values
IS dedicated to the renewal of American Jewish life through the integration of Jewish learning, values, and social responsibility.Our programs: Inspire Jewish teenagers and young adults by exposing them to Jewish values and helping them see the connection between those values and political activism and civic engagement; Strengthen Jewish leaders by equipping them with the necessary knowledge and skills to apply their Judaic legacy of learning, service, and tikkun olam (repair of the world) in communal and civic contexts;Give form and meaning to a positive Jewish identity integrating Torah (Jewish learning), avodah (spiritual grounding), and gemilut chasadim (acts of social responsibility.)
Weinberg Tzedek Hillel
Is a public service and social justice initiative devoted to transforming the culture of your campus and your community.