This interactive webinar, hosted in partnership with Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies and facilitated by Sefi Kraut, draws on ancient Jewish wisdom and the latest social science to help Jewish professionals facilitate constructive dialogue across differences within our communities.

Our Jewish communities are wrestling with questions about our nation and our democracy, and what it all means for American Jews today and in the future. In this August 6, 2025 webinar, leading rabbis explored potential themes for High Holy Day sermons. It provided sources, perspectives, and practical approaches for addressing challenges to American democracy from the pulpit. This program was planned in partnership with A More Perfect Union: The Jewish Partnership for Democracy, Central Conference of American Rabbis, Rabbinical Assembly, Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association, T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights and Torat Chayim.

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This list of sources and resources will assist rabbis who wish to lead their communities in protecting and strengthening democracy. It is meant to be a living document that will be updated regularly with new links.

The Steal This! Resource Library is full of awesome resources created by our partner organizations.

This directory lists the primary and secondary network contact information for every network partner.

What we’re watching in June.

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This one-page guide outlines 5 key things synagogues and Jewish nonprofits should know to safeguard their 501(c)(3) status.

Protect Democracy’s toolkit offers best practices for responding to politicized government investigations so that organizations can keep doing lawful, mission-based work.

This resource provides leaders of Jewish organizations with guidance for thinking through potential threats to democracy and how their institutions can best prevent and respond to them.

Leading Edge published a guide to promoting ideological pluralism in workplaces, including helpful resources and links.

This resource provides rapid communications guidance on whether and how Jewish organizations should respond to anti-democratic activity.

Whether you’re experiencing or witnessing online abuse, this Field Manual offers concrete strategies for how to defend yourself and others.

Compiled by the American Jewish Civics Seminar, this bibliography highlights a list of essential readings related to American Jewish civic learning.

This resource helps leaders of Jewish organizations develop democracy threat scenarios to practice how their institutions might respond to different threats.