This source was prepared by Rabbi Mark Hurvitz and Rabbi Ed Stafman and T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights.

Drashing Democracy 2025 - Reflecting on America During the High Holy Days, originally recorded on August 6, 2025, and provides sources, perspectives, and practical approaches for addressing challenges to American democracy from the pulpit.

Drashing Democracy 2024 - Talking About the Elections and Beyond During the High Holidays: This July 11, 2024 webinar from A More Perfect Union provides tangible ideas and information to clergy interested in speaking about American democracy and the 2024 election during their High Holiday observances.

This collection of sermons shared with A More Perfect Union explores topics in democracy.

Compiled by Rabbi Jill L. Maderer, Senior Rabbi, Congregation Rodeph Shalom, Philadelphia, PA.

Compiled and edited by Danielle Kranjec, Associate Vice President of Jewish Education at Hillel International, as part of the American Jewish Civics Seminar.

This source is part of the Every Voice, Every Vote Series. It was compiled and edited by the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism.

This collection of Jewish Texts on Civic Engagement is part of the Every Voice, Every Vote Series. It was compiled and edited by the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism.

This source on Elections and Selecting Our Leaders is part of the Every Voice, Every Vote Series. It was compiled and edited by the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism.

This source is part of the Every Voice, Every Vote Series. It was compiled and edited by the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism.

This source was prepared by Rabbi Bill Plevan, PhD, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College.

This source was prepared by Rabbi Bill Plevan, PhD, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College.

Compiled by Rabbi Josh Ratner, Chair of the Rabbinical Assembly’s Strengthening Democracy subcommittee of the Conservative Movement’s Social Justice Commission.

This source was prepared by Rabbi Alex S. Ozar and published in Tradition: A Journal of Orthodox Jewish Thought.

Our sacred tradition encourages diverse (and divergent) opinions; the Talmud records dissenting arguments before stating the law. This resource from the RAC provides some questions for election season to foster respectful, open-hearted conversations.

This guide from the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism discusses how to talk to your kids about democracy.

The Grow a Good Citizen Series from the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism is crafted with content from Highlights Magazine that reflects key Jewish values, like creating communities where every voice matters.

This collection from Reconstructing Judaism contains 27 essays built around Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century.

This essay from Reconstructing Judaism and written by Rabbi Bill Plevan, PhD, explores Mordecai Kaplan's vision that genuine democracy requires not only Jews adapting to democratic society, but America also fully embracing cultural and religious differences across groups.

This booklet from Reconstructing Judaism frames the 2024 election through a Reconstructionist Jewish lens. It speaks to the American imperative for free and fair elections and integrates Jewish wisdom.