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Pursuing Justice

A woman shouts into a megaphone during a protest; others hold a red banner in the background.

As members of local and global Jewish communities, we bear responsibility for pursuing justice and equality for all the citizens of the world. We can all give tzedakah and a little time, while some of us have the capacity to do much more. We make the world better when we fight for justice from a place of humility and love. These rituals and prayers infuse that work with a sense of holiness and perspective to help us do just that.

Latest Rituals

This new text is a collective recitation of the commitments of the Reconstructionist Reparations Resolution.
Golden scales of justice in a sunlit forest, surrounded by green leaves and small flying birds.
“The only relief from the sentence we gave ourselves: /Community, compassion, and justice.”
people marching together, holding a sign that says 'justice'
“The world is a narrow bridge, we sing in response /  But we are not afraid.” 
Rabbi Haviva dressed in white sits with protestors
“We will hold on to goodness/ We will hold on to each other…”
a person with grey hair
“And may we always draw on joy in the darkness…”
a landscape of gray and brown mountains
“We can move mountains of hate and rage, recrimination and retribution, toward détente, and finally, equality, understanding, and the love we all deserve to feel.”
green mountains above a green valley
“Realize democracy’s gleaming promise!”
the sun rising over soft tall grass
“In the cloud of despair, we sing a song / Of Hope…”
a woman sits wth hands on her forehead in sadness
what does ethereal mean / when is the pool open for lap swimming / what’s happening in the middle east
a person's finger is touching a search bar's magnifying glass icon against a gray background

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Training the next generation of groundbreaking rabbis

Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues

Curating original, Jewish rituals, and convening Jewish creatives

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