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.

This August 6, 2025 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.

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.

Today, teens are bombarded with information, and it can be really hard to know what is true and what is not. In this June 8, 2025 webinar, Jewish teens learned how to tell fact from fiction online. Middle and high school students will met with expert Pam Brunskill from the News Literacy Project and learned how to effectively identify and counter misinformation.