T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights
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Moral rabbinic voice protecting & advancing human rights in U.S., Israel & occupied Palestinian territories. Words = worlds. #ResistingTyrants.
(M)oral Torah: "To be Am Yisrael — the People of Israel — is to inherit this identity. We, too, are God-wrestlers... not because we defy God, but because we engage — refusing complacency, grappling with the moral and spiritual questions of our time." (1/3)
December 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
(M)oral Torah: "To be Am Yisrael — the People of Israel — is to inherit this identity. We, too, are God-wrestlers... not because we defy God, but because we engage — refusing complacency, grappling with the moral and spiritual questions of our time." (1/3)
American citizens are being swept up in Trump’s immigration dragnet and detained for days or weeks despite clear proof of their citizenship. A woman nine months pregnant was handcuffed in her own home. (1/3)
December 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
American citizens are being swept up in Trump’s immigration dragnet and detained for days or weeks despite clear proof of their citizenship. A woman nine months pregnant was handcuffed in her own home. (1/3)
We stand with our Somali neighbors against Trump’s hatred and incitement. buff.ly/Slodt3K
ICE to launch operation targeting Somali immigrants in Twin Cities, federal official says, as Trump calls community ‘garbage’ | CNN
A new Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, will target undocumented Somali immigrants, a federal official told CNN on Tuesday.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
We stand with our Somali neighbors against Trump’s hatred and incitement. buff.ly/Slodt3K
Cantor Michael Zoosman, member of T'ruah's chaverim network and one of our 2025 Rabbinic Human Rights Heroes, on the moral failures of a bill that would allow the death penalty to be used against convicted terrorists in Israel. @jews4abolition.bsky.social
If Israel reinstates the death penalty, it will betray Jewish values — and Jewish history
Israel's Knesset is considering a bill that would allow the death penalty to be used against convicted terrorists. Here's why it's a bad idea.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Cantor Michael Zoosman, member of T'ruah's chaverim network and one of our 2025 Rabbinic Human Rights Heroes, on the moral failures of a bill that would allow the death penalty to be used against convicted terrorists in Israel. @jews4abolition.bsky.social
"... my Grandma Nettie was worried about the state of this country. Her last wish before she died was for all of us... to promise we would vote for Biden in the 2020 election." (1/3)
December 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
"... my Grandma Nettie was worried about the state of this country. Her last wish before she died was for all of us... to promise we would vote for Biden in the 2020 election." (1/3)
Our hearts are with the families of two National Guard members shot last week in D.C. We pray for the loved ones of 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, who died on Thanksgiving Day.
We were not surprised to see Trump immediately exploiting this horrific tragedy to promote his mass deportation agenda...
We were not surprised to see Trump immediately exploiting this horrific tragedy to promote his mass deportation agenda...
National Guard member shot in D.C. attack remains in ‘serious condition’
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said that the second of the National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C. last week was still in “serious condition.” NBC News’ Ryan Nobles reports on the latest…
www.nbcnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Our hearts are with the families of two National Guard members shot last week in D.C. We pray for the loved ones of 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, who died on Thanksgiving Day.
We were not surprised to see Trump immediately exploiting this horrific tragedy to promote his mass deportation agenda...
We were not surprised to see Trump immediately exploiting this horrific tragedy to promote his mass deportation agenda...
Baruch Dayan HaEmet. Fadi and Juma Abu Assi, two brothers aged 9 and 10, should still be alive. Their deaths reflect the lack of basic security that children in Gaza still face on a daily basis. buff.ly/nEQDT2g
Gazans Say Israeli Forces Killed Two Children, Amid Persistent Violence
The Israeli military said it had fired on two “suspects” on Saturday who had crossed cease-fire lines in southern Gaza and did not comment on reports that they were young children.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Baruch Dayan HaEmet. Fadi and Juma Abu Assi, two brothers aged 9 and 10, should still be alive. Their deaths reflect the lack of basic security that children in Gaza still face on a daily basis. buff.ly/nEQDT2g
T'ruah chaver Rabbi Mike Rothbaum writes: "To me, the statement is powerful not just for the acknowledgement itself, but...because it looks forward, making explicit the connection to the Jewish value of the pursuit of justice & committing our community to continue to engage in that work."
This Thanksgiving, our Jewish gratitude begins with acknowledging the land beneath our feet - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
A rabbi explains how his congregation made Indigenous history part of its spiritual life.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
T'ruah chaver Rabbi Mike Rothbaum writes: "To me, the statement is powerful not just for the acknowledgement itself, but...because it looks forward, making explicit the connection to the Jewish value of the pursuit of justice & committing our community to continue to engage in that work."
We're delighted that so many T'ruah chaverim (not to mention our teacher Ruth Messinger) are part of Zohran Mamdani's transition team and will have the opportunity to shape this administration with their moral courage and conviction. Kol hakavod!
Progressive rabbis and other Jewish New Yorkers join Mamdani’s transition committees
Among those staffing panels are Abby Stein, Ellen Lippman, Jason Klein, Rachel Timoner and Joseph Potasnik; no Orthodox rabbis on any forums
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November 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
We're delighted that so many T'ruah chaverim (not to mention our teacher Ruth Messinger) are part of Zohran Mamdani's transition team and will have the opportunity to shape this administration with their moral courage and conviction. Kol hakavod!
📣 This weekend, we're taking a stand!
Learn more about how you can participate in the "We Ain't Buying It" campaign and access the digital toolkit at weaintbuyingit.com
#WeAintBuyingIt
Learn more about how you can participate in the "We Ain't Buying It" campaign and access the digital toolkit at weaintbuyingit.com
#WeAintBuyingIt
November 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
📣 This weekend, we're taking a stand!
Learn more about how you can participate in the "We Ain't Buying It" campaign and access the digital toolkit at weaintbuyingit.com
#WeAintBuyingIt
Learn more about how you can participate in the "We Ain't Buying It" campaign and access the digital toolkit at weaintbuyingit.com
#WeAintBuyingIt
NEW from T'ruah CEO Rabbi Jill Jacobs: "A surprising Talmudic text pushes back against the tendency to commit to the orthodoxies of one's own camp, to pressure others into unanimity, and to refuse even to consider contradictory information."
Pro-Israel? Pro-Palestine? Stop amplifying your camp's most extreme, dehumanizing voices | Opinion
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www.haaretz.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM
NEW from T'ruah CEO Rabbi Jill Jacobs: "A surprising Talmudic text pushes back against the tendency to commit to the orthodoxies of one's own camp, to pressure others into unanimity, and to refuse even to consider contradictory information."
"Gaza Health Ministry said...at least 342 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli fire since the start of the truce...Israel says 3 soldiers have been killed by militant gunfire in the same period." International mediation & pressure is urgently needed to press forward to the agreement's next stage.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
"Gaza Health Ministry said...at least 342 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli fire since the start of the truce...Israel says 3 soldiers have been killed by militant gunfire in the same period." International mediation & pressure is urgently needed to press forward to the agreement's next stage.
The clock is ticking! Help us find remarkable Jewish leaders to honor at our 2026 gala with a Rabbinic Human Rights Hero Award.
The deadline to submit your nomination is Thursday, December 4 at 11:59 PM ET.
Nominate your rabbi or cantor now! truah.org/nyr
The deadline to submit your nomination is Thursday, December 4 at 11:59 PM ET.
Nominate your rabbi or cantor now! truah.org/nyr
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The clock is ticking! Help us find remarkable Jewish leaders to honor at our 2026 gala with a Rabbinic Human Rights Hero Award.
The deadline to submit your nomination is Thursday, December 4 at 11:59 PM ET.
Nominate your rabbi or cantor now! truah.org/nyr
The deadline to submit your nomination is Thursday, December 4 at 11:59 PM ET.
Nominate your rabbi or cantor now! truah.org/nyr
Cause for celebration! 🎉
Tae Heung “Will” Kim was released after 3 months in immigration detention.
A green card holder and Texas A&M student, he was detained coming back home to the US after visiting Korea for a family wedding. (1/3)
Tae Heung “Will” Kim was released after 3 months in immigration detention.
A green card holder and Texas A&M student, he was detained coming back home to the US after visiting Korea for a family wedding. (1/3)
November 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Cause for celebration! 🎉
Tae Heung “Will” Kim was released after 3 months in immigration detention.
A green card holder and Texas A&M student, he was detained coming back home to the US after visiting Korea for a family wedding. (1/3)
Tae Heung “Will” Kim was released after 3 months in immigration detention.
A green card holder and Texas A&M student, he was detained coming back home to the US after visiting Korea for a family wedding. (1/3)
"Death and life are in the power of the tongue." (Proverbs 18:21)
The president's words matter.
The president's words matter.
Trump accuses Democrats of 'seditious behavior, punishable by death,' for urging military to ignore illegal orders
Trump called for the Democratic lawmakers to be "arrested and placed on trial" in social media posts.
www.nbcnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
"Death and life are in the power of the tongue." (Proverbs 18:21)
The president's words matter.
The president's words matter.
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This week, the Trump administration announced plans to reinstate the “public charge” rule, which is designed to scare immigrants away from seeking public assistance, including help from SNAP.
We opposed this rule in 2019, and we will continue to fight this harmful proposal every step of the way.
We opposed this rule in 2019, and we will continue to fight this harmful proposal every step of the way.
Advocates Warn Public Charge Rule Will “Deny Immigrants Fair Chance at American Dream”
This week, the Trump administration announced its intention to reinstate their highly controversial “public charge” rule, which would use lawful immigrants’ participation in “means-tested public benef...
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November 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM
This week, the Trump administration announced plans to reinstate the “public charge” rule, which is designed to scare immigrants away from seeking public assistance, including help from SNAP.
We opposed this rule in 2019, and we will continue to fight this harmful proposal every step of the way.
We opposed this rule in 2019, and we will continue to fight this harmful proposal every step of the way.
T'ruah works for an end to the occupation and a negotiated political solution that will protect the rights of both Israelis and Palestinians. We emphatically support freedom of speech and the rights of protesters.
But protesters have certain responsibilities. 🧵 (1/3)
But protesters have certain responsibilities. 🧵 (1/3)
After protest outside Manhattan synagogue, Mamdani says Israel immigration event misused ‘sacred space’ - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The mayor-elect was responding to a pro-Palestinian protest outside an event hosted by the nonprofit Nefesh B'Nefesh.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
T'ruah works for an end to the occupation and a negotiated political solution that will protect the rights of both Israelis and Palestinians. We emphatically support freedom of speech and the rights of protesters.
But protesters have certain responsibilities. 🧵 (1/3)
But protesters have certain responsibilities. 🧵 (1/3)
T'ruah's office will be closed today through Friday for our annual staff retreat.
See you on Monday!
See you on Monday!
November 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
T'ruah's office will be closed today through Friday for our annual staff retreat.
See you on Monday!
See you on Monday!
At T'ruah's National Jewish Clergy Convening from February 9-11, 2026, we’ll hear from experts in the field and colleagues about modeling moral courage, having tough conversations, defending democracy, pursuing peace in Israel and Palestine, and much more. (1/2)
November 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
At T'ruah's National Jewish Clergy Convening from February 9-11, 2026, we’ll hear from experts in the field and colleagues about modeling moral courage, having tough conversations, defending democracy, pursuing peace in Israel and Palestine, and much more. (1/2)
In a new op-ed, our CEO Rabbi Jill Jacobs argues that the ADL--with its hyperfocus on shutting down criticism of Israel and attempts to ingratiate itself with an administration that platforms and empowers antisemites--has abdicated its responsibility and made Jews more vulnerable.
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 9:44 PM
In a new op-ed, our CEO Rabbi Jill Jacobs argues that the ADL--with its hyperfocus on shutting down criticism of Israel and attempts to ingratiate itself with an administration that platforms and empowers antisemites--has abdicated its responsibility and made Jews more vulnerable.
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Let’s stay focused. This is the clear and present danger facing Jewish Americans.
@lioneltrolling.bsky.social unpacks an emerging coalition that should frighten all Americans.
#antisemitism
@lioneltrolling.bsky.social unpacks an emerging coalition that should frighten all Americans.
#antisemitism
November 17, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Let’s stay focused. This is the clear and present danger facing Jewish Americans.
@lioneltrolling.bsky.social unpacks an emerging coalition that should frighten all Americans.
#antisemitism
@lioneltrolling.bsky.social unpacks an emerging coalition that should frighten all Americans.
#antisemitism
We were honored to host Sally Abed and Alon-Lee Green of @standing-together.bsky.social in our office this morning for a conversation with NYC rabbis and cantors. Standing Together is building an incredible movement of Israelis and Palestinians working together for peace, equality, and justice.
November 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
We were honored to host Sally Abed and Alon-Lee Green of @standing-together.bsky.social in our office this morning for a conversation with NYC rabbis and cantors. Standing Together is building an incredible movement of Israelis and Palestinians working together for peace, equality, and justice.
In the conversation around a video of sexual abuse leaked by an IDF major general, Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson, Executive Director of Partners for Progressive Israel, brings the attention back where it needs to be: on the "wider culture of gross abuse and human rights violations at Sde Teiman."
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November 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
In the conversation around a video of sexual abuse leaked by an IDF major general, Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson, Executive Director of Partners for Progressive Israel, brings the attention back where it needs to be: on the "wider culture of gross abuse and human rights violations at Sde Teiman."
T’ruah clergy gave testimony today at the MA Special Commission on Combatting Antisemitism, lifting up our vision for an inclusive Commonwealth that counters hate through interfaith and inter-community dialogue and relationships as well as robust, compassionate, and nuanced education.
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
T’ruah clergy gave testimony today at the MA Special Commission on Combatting Antisemitism, lifting up our vision for an inclusive Commonwealth that counters hate through interfaith and inter-community dialogue and relationships as well as robust, compassionate, and nuanced education.
"Two ICE detainees have died in my state this year, Ismael Ayala-Uribe and Huabing Xie. I didn’t know them and I don’t know their loved ones, but I want to honor their memories by naming them." (1/2)
November 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
"Two ICE detainees have died in my state this year, Ismael Ayala-Uribe and Huabing Xie. I didn’t know them and I don’t know their loved ones, but I want to honor their memories by naming them." (1/2)