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JVPEDIA: KEY TERMS AT JVP

What’s the difference between a JVP Member and Supporter? What is the Chai Club? What staff member do I talk to about JVP Student Network? All this and more is answered in our handy JVPedia.

JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE CORE VALUES

We are a national, grassroots, member-based organization. We are Jews and allies speaking out against injustice, according to Jewish values and following in the footsteps of Jewish social justice traditions.

8 things you need to know about gaza
8 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GAZA

Political context is often obscured in discussions involving Gaza. These 8 facts report on the asymmetry of power, the U.S.’s role in assaults on Gaza, media coverage discrepancies, and more.

THE NAKBA

The events of 1947-9 stand at the root of the conflict. In order to reach a just and comprehensive peace between Israelis and Palestinians, the Nakba must be acknowledged.

JEWS FROM THE MIDDLE-EAST

Middle Eastern Jews are entitled to represent themselves in their concerns for rights and redress, rather than having the state of Israel or the U.S. Congress speak for them.

PALESTINIAN HUNGER STRIKES

The prisoners and detainees in the Israeli prisons are holding an open-ended hunger strike for prison conditions that respect human rights and for an end to indefinite sentencing without trial.

Jewish Rituals

Pesach

Hannukah

Sukkot

Rosh Hashanah

Tashlich

Tu-B’Shvat

Shavout

Tisha B’Av

Shabbat

Ongoing Ritual

Crisis Response

Mourning

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Jewish Education

For Educators & Parents

Boycott, Divestment, & Sanctions

  • GO AND LEARN CURRICULUM – Go & Learn is a resource for conversations in the Jewish community about the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement.
  • BDS TIMELINE – From todays student movements taking on fossil fuels and labor rights, divestment is a key tool for building power, from campuses to your city council.
  • WHY JVP SUPPORTS THE BDS MOVEMENT – Jewish Voice for Peace endorses the call from Palestinian civil society for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions as part of our work for freedom, justice and equality for all people.

Israel/Palestine 101

Anit-Semitism

Network Against Islamophobia

Anti-Racism

ABC’s of Jewish Community

Institutional Jewish Community Alphabet Soup

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