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The JVP Rabbinical Council is a network of rabbis, cantors and rabbinical students that supports the mission of JVP, JVP’s thousands of members, the Palestine solidarity movement, and each other. A group of Rabbis started the council in 2011, seeking chevra (camaraderie) with others wanting to take action for justice for Palestinians and Israelis, including…
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“We are here to tell Smotrich, and all those who advocate pogroms and incite hate, that we will not be silenced while you fundraise for apartheid”
Read MoreFacing the Nakba offers educational resources to U.S. Jews and a general U.S. Download the free image by JVP Artist Council Member Micah Bazant in collaboration with Linda Sarsour. The JVP Rabbinical Council is a network of rabbis, cantors and rabbinical students that supports the mission of JVP, JVP’s 15,000 members, the Palestine solidarity movement,…
Read MoreJoin Us Who We Are Find Local Organizing Ways to get involved FAQ Who We Are JVP is a national, grassroots organization working towards Palestinian freedom and Judaism beyond Zionism. It’s the largest such organization in the world. As the right wing gathers momentum in the U.S., Israel, and globally, it can be hard to…
Read MoreAbout JVP How was JVP founded? Jewish Voice for Peace was started in 1996 in the San Francisco Bay Area by three UC Berkeley undergrads as an all-volunteer Jewish peace group. In 2002, members decided to build a larger grassroots base that could one day change U.S. policies towards the region. Funds were raised then,…
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What we are witnessing is not a ‘conflict,’ a ‘clash,’ or a ‘war’ between two equal parties. There is no mistaking the massive disparity of power between the Israeli government and the Palestinians it targets.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Contact: Sonya E Meyerson-Knox | sonya@jvp.org | 929-290-0317 STATEMENT BY JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE Just over one year since its last horrific attack on Gaza, the Israeli government launched yet another round of catastrophic bombings, flattening homes and killing Palestinian families. This is the fifth attack by Israel of this magnitude since it…
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“A large and growing number of American Jews understand that the only just response to apartheid is to join the fight for a future of equality and freedom for all.”
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“Our collective power is working: The ADL never would have disrupted their US-Israel police exchanges without the power of our multiracial intersectional coalition forcing them into a corner”
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According to the Jewish calendar, the month of Nisan, (April 2- May 1) is the “season of liberation.” As we approach the full moon we are instructed by Talmud to once again prepare the stage for the great retelling of our journey from the narrow place of enslavement out to the frightening unknowns of liberation…
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“We believe that we must face the moral challenge that these reports present to us. May our study lead to active repair of the harms of apartheid. This is the only path to teshuvah.”
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“A large and growing number of American Jews understand that the only just response to apartheid is to join the fight for a future of equality and freedom for all.”
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