Rabbi Jill Jacobs
@rabbijilljacobs.bsky.social
CEO of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, author There Shall Be No Needy & Where Justice Dwells. she/her
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"If our group had not consisted of American and Israeli rabbis and activists, it is likely that day could have ended with serious injuries or fatalities," T'ruah CEO Rabbi Jill Jacobs wrote. (2/3)
My group of rabbis was helping Palestinian farmers. Israelis pointed guns at us.
(RNS) — If our group had not consisted of American and Israeli rabbis and activists, it is likely that day could have ended with serious injuries or fatalities.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
"If our group had not consisted of American and Israeli rabbis and activists, it is likely that day could have ended with serious injuries or fatalities," T'ruah CEO Rabbi Jill Jacobs wrote. (2/3)
My thoughts on why the ADL's political shift hurts Jews in the Jerusalem Post today.
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ADL’s ‘Zohran Mamdani Monitor’ marks a troubling shift | The Jerusalem Post
Today’s ADL has abdicated this responsibility, and the Jewish community will suffer the consequences.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
My thoughts on why the ADL's political shift hurts Jews in the Jerusalem Post today.
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Tomorrow
What will it take to see progress toward the next phases of ending the war? What’s next for Gaza? Dr. Gershon Baskin, a seasoned negotiator and mediator, will unpack what’s happening on the ground and the prospects for progress. (1/2)
November 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Tomorrow
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Jewish tradition doesn't just ask whether we can resist unjust state power — it tells us when we're compelled to resist and how to do so.
Learn more from Rabbi Jonah Winer in this first of a new series from T'ruah, Tekiyah Gedolah: Deep Dives into Justice Torah: buff.ly/0VpuBuC
Learn more from Rabbi Jonah Winer in this first of a new series from T'ruah, Tekiyah Gedolah: Deep Dives into Justice Torah: buff.ly/0VpuBuC
November 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Jewish tradition doesn't just ask whether we can resist unjust state power — it tells us when we're compelled to resist and how to do so.
Learn more from Rabbi Jonah Winer in this first of a new series from T'ruah, Tekiyah Gedolah: Deep Dives into Justice Torah: buff.ly/0VpuBuC
Learn more from Rabbi Jonah Winer in this first of a new series from T'ruah, Tekiyah Gedolah: Deep Dives into Justice Torah: buff.ly/0VpuBuC
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Rabbi Sarah Reines was in the West Bank with T'ruah last week when two settlers with guns approached and threatened our group.
I glimpsed the violence facing West Bank Palestinians every day. American Jews who care about Israel must act. - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
A Manhattan rabbi describes a terrifying experience during a recent "protective presence" mission.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Rabbi Sarah Reines was in the West Bank with T'ruah last week when two settlers with guns approached and threatened our group.
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"I want to be sure that in the maelstrom of traumatic loss occurring at the hands of ICE, I don’t become numb to those enduring these horrible experiences. I start by learning two names. It doesn’t feel like enough." (2/2)
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Chayei Sara: Raise your Voice for Justice | T'ruah
Rabbi Shifrah Tobacman
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November 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
"I want to be sure that in the maelstrom of traumatic loss occurring at the hands of ICE, I don’t become numb to those enduring these horrible experiences. I start by learning two names. It doesn’t feel like enough." (2/2)
Read the full text: buff.ly/rtA6ajK
Read the full text: buff.ly/rtA6ajK
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A powerful call to confront settler violence by @rabbijilljacobs.bsky.social of @truahrabbis.bsky.social
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My group of rabbis was helping Palestinian farmers. Israelis pointed guns at us.
(RNS) — If our group had not consisted of American and Israeli rabbis and activists, it is likely that day could have ended with serious injuries or fatalities.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
A powerful call to confront settler violence by @rabbijilljacobs.bsky.social of @truahrabbis.bsky.social
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Multifaith Mondays: Witness for Democracy. A steady voice for democracy every Monday 5:30, Columbus Circle in NYC
September 29, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Multifaith Mondays: Witness for Democracy. A steady voice for democracy every Monday 5:30, Columbus Circle in NYC
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September 29, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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@truahrabbis.bsky.social
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Combatants for Peace
@newisraelfund.bsky.social
@newjewishnarrative.bsky.social
Interact
Israelis for Peace
@giligetz.bsky.social
Lab Shul
Partners for Progressive Israel
@mhughesrob.bsky.social
@truahrabbis.bsky.social
@rabbijilljacobs.bsky.social
Combatants for Peace
@newisraelfund.bsky.social
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Israelis for Peace
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Lab Shul
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Israelis for Peace weekly protest.
September 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Israelis for Peace weekly protest.
Full house at Brotherhood Synagogue to hear from Maoz Inon & Aziz Abu Sarah about their work building the possibility for peace & better future for Israelis & Palestinians.
September 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Full house at Brotherhood Synagogue to hear from Maoz Inon & Aziz Abu Sarah about their work building the possibility for peace & better future for Israelis & Palestinians.
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‼️ ACTION ALERT ‼️
North American Jews Call For End to Atrocities in Gaza
There is no solution to this conflict that depends on one group subjugating the other through violence and control. The only future for Israelis and Palestinians is a shared future.
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North American Jews Call For End to Atrocities in Gaza
There is no solution to this conflict that depends on one group subjugating the other through violence and control. The only future for Israelis and Palestinians is a shared future.
Add your name now: buff.ly/bAxDWXq
September 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
‼️ ACTION ALERT ‼️
North American Jews Call For End to Atrocities in Gaza
There is no solution to this conflict that depends on one group subjugating the other through violence and control. The only future for Israelis and Palestinians is a shared future.
Add your name now: buff.ly/bAxDWXq
North American Jews Call For End to Atrocities in Gaza
There is no solution to this conflict that depends on one group subjugating the other through violence and control. The only future for Israelis and Palestinians is a shared future.
Add your name now: buff.ly/bAxDWXq
At the UN today: American Jews & Israelis calling on Netanyahu to end the war, bring home the hostages & stop the killing in Gaza. Demonstrating that one can care about the lives of both Israelis & Palestinians.
September 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
At the UN today: American Jews & Israelis calling on Netanyahu to end the war, bring home the hostages & stop the killing in Gaza. Demonstrating that one can care about the lives of both Israelis & Palestinians.
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Wherever he goes, Netanyahu should be haunted by the faces of civilians killed in Gaza and the hostages he abandoned.
Fri, 9/26, 8:30am
Meet at Place of the Rose, 46th St & 2nd Ave
Fri, 9/26, 8:30am
Meet at Place of the Rose, 46th St & 2nd Ave
September 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Wherever he goes, Netanyahu should be haunted by the faces of civilians killed in Gaza and the hostages he abandoned.
Fri, 9/26, 8:30am
Meet at Place of the Rose, 46th St & 2nd Ave
Fri, 9/26, 8:30am
Meet at Place of the Rose, 46th St & 2nd Ave
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September 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Rabbi Jill Jacobs, CEO of @truahrabbis :
“Tikvah has a long history of pushing conservative ideas into American Jewish spaces, presenting them as Jewish ideas, when these are really ideas that are coming out of the either secular or Christian right-wing world,”
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“Tikvah has a long history of pushing conservative ideas into American Jewish spaces, presenting them as Jewish ideas, when these are really ideas that are coming out of the either secular or Christian right-wing world,”
www.jta.org/2025/09/17/u...
A record $10M federal grant to Tikvah has some Jews celebrating and others crying foul - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The National Endowment for the Humanities gave the conservative Jewish think tank and education center the grant to fight antisemitism.
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September 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Rabbi Jill Jacobs, CEO of @truahrabbis :
“Tikvah has a long history of pushing conservative ideas into American Jewish spaces, presenting them as Jewish ideas, when these are really ideas that are coming out of the either secular or Christian right-wing world,”
www.jta.org/2025/09/17/u...
“Tikvah has a long history of pushing conservative ideas into American Jewish spaces, presenting them as Jewish ideas, when these are really ideas that are coming out of the either secular or Christian right-wing world,”
www.jta.org/2025/09/17/u...
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Israel's ground incursion into Gaza City is a disaster.
Palestinians are fleeing the bombing in desperation, many on foot, without any assurance of their safety elsewhere.
For what?
Past and present IDF brass admit there is no meaningful military goal that can be achieved this way. (1/2)
Palestinians are fleeing the bombing in desperation, many on foot, without any assurance of their safety elsewhere.
For what?
Past and present IDF brass admit there is no meaningful military goal that can be achieved this way. (1/2)
Palestinians flee Gaza City as Israel launches major ground offensive - follow latest
Gaza residents tell the BBC of a night of "hell" under a wave of heavy Israeli air strikes.
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September 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Israel's ground incursion into Gaza City is a disaster.
Palestinians are fleeing the bombing in desperation, many on foot, without any assurance of their safety elsewhere.
For what?
Past and present IDF brass admit there is no meaningful military goal that can be achieved this way. (1/2)
Palestinians are fleeing the bombing in desperation, many on foot, without any assurance of their safety elsewhere.
For what?
Past and present IDF brass admit there is no meaningful military goal that can be achieved this way. (1/2)
Netanyahu and his coalition are carrying out a messianic, nihilistic plan for permanent war. Last night's ground incursion into Gaza City has already added to the unbearable death toll for Palestinians & threatens the lives of the hostages with no end in sight.
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Netanyahu's vision of Israel as 'Super Sparta' means eternal siege | Editorial
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September 16, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Netanyahu and his coalition are carrying out a messianic, nihilistic plan for permanent war. Last night's ground incursion into Gaza City has already added to the unbearable death toll for Palestinians & threatens the lives of the hostages with no end in sight.
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Our dearest Rabbi, @rabbijilljacobs.bsky.social
Fearless and a light in these dark days. We love you 🕊🤍
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Fearless and a light in these dark days. We love you 🕊🤍
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September 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Our dearest Rabbi, @rabbijilljacobs.bsky.social
Fearless and a light in these dark days. We love you 🕊🤍
@truahrabbis.bsky.social
Fearless and a light in these dark days. We love you 🕊🤍
@truahrabbis.bsky.social
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"Antisemitism in schools is serious... Unfortunately Congress and this administration are taking a dangerous and wrong-headed approach that subordinates the needs of Jewish students to a political agenda."
- @rabbijilljacobs.bsky.social, CEO of @truahrabbis.bsky.social
- @rabbijilljacobs.bsky.social, CEO of @truahrabbis.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
"Antisemitism in schools is serious... Unfortunately Congress and this administration are taking a dangerous and wrong-headed approach that subordinates the needs of Jewish students to a political agenda."
- @rabbijilljacobs.bsky.social, CEO of @truahrabbis.bsky.social
- @rabbijilljacobs.bsky.social, CEO of @truahrabbis.bsky.social
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There is no place for violence in our democracy — against anyone.
September 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
There is no place for violence in our democracy — against anyone.
Multifaith Mondays-- every Monday people of faith standing for democracy.
September 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Multifaith Mondays-- every Monday people of faith standing for democracy.
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A tsunami of protest filled central Tel Aviv last night. Demanding hostage deal and end to war.
Odds are, your English-language media source failed to convey magnitude of the event.
(Credit: Amir Goldstein. His videos show much larger extent of demo, which didn’t fit in frame of a still shot. )
Odds are, your English-language media source failed to convey magnitude of the event.
(Credit: Amir Goldstein. His videos show much larger extent of demo, which didn’t fit in frame of a still shot. )
August 18, 2025 at 9:29 AM
A tsunami of protest filled central Tel Aviv last night. Demanding hostage deal and end to war.
Odds are, your English-language media source failed to convey magnitude of the event.
(Credit: Amir Goldstein. His videos show much larger extent of demo, which didn’t fit in frame of a still shot. )
Odds are, your English-language media source failed to convey magnitude of the event.
(Credit: Amir Goldstein. His videos show much larger extent of demo, which didn’t fit in frame of a still shot. )