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Publish a Booklet Connecting Judaism with Democracy
The Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association published a booklet entitled, "Democracy, Judaism, and the Vote: What You Need to Know," making the case for why American Jews must uphold democracy, and offering religious and secular resources to support this work.
Create Interfaith Civic Workshops
Uri L'Tzedek worked with different faith and community leaders to create a series of online workshops designed to educate participants on local civic engagement.
Create a Voters’ Guide to Local Elections
JCRC of Greater Washington and the Washington Jewish Week teamed up to produce a Northern Virginia Congressional Jewish Voters’ Guide to help local voters become more informed about the candidates running for U.S. Senate and for U.S. House seats in Virginia’s 7th, 8th, 1th, and 11th Congressional Districts. Each candidate was asked to introduce themselves and to present their positions on important issues facing the Jewish community.
Center Democracy at a Conference
The Council of American Jewish Museums dedicated their 2024 conference to democracy, organizing an array of speakers and workshops to teach about ways Jewish museums can promote civic engagement.
Honor Civic Engagement from the Bimah
Temple Emanu-El honored all members involved in non-partisan election work with an invitation to the bimah. Honorees were given an aaliyah and a blessing for their civic engagement.
Thank Election Workers
Peninsula Jewish Community Center organized an event for members to write thank you cards to elections workers to share gratitude and support for their civil service.
Make Civic Engagement Easy: Democracy Ballot
Repair the World, in partnership with the A More Perfect Union team, designed and released the Democracy Ballot, a menu of options to expand your civic engagement through service and education in support of free, fair, safe, and accessible elections in 2024 and beyond.
Adopt the Jewish Guide to Talking Politics
Pardes and Limmud co-led a workshop entitled, “The Jewish Guide to Talking Politics.” Given the contentious US presidential election, they aimed to introduce participants to the basics of Mahloket L’shem Shamayim (arguments for the sake of heaven). Attendees explored what traditional Jewish texts have to say about what distinguishes constructive disagreement from destructive disagreement, and how to engage with opposing viewpoints and cultivate the skills necessary for difficult conversations.
Take Community-Wide Leadership on Democracy
The Temple in Atlanta joined an interfaith democracy coalition and sent a powerful video message to their community explaining how the Temple and its interfaith partners are supporting democracy action in their community during the election season.
Bring Jewish Text Study Skills to Foundational American Texts
Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation launched Daf America, a teaching resource to help clergy bring an American civics lens to the weekly Torah portion.
Teach Jewish Thought and Democracy
Kabbalah Experience launched a class entitled, "Democracy and Kabbalah: Narratives and Actions for our Time." This 9-week course explored Kabbalistic and other texts related to democracy, its roots and its preservation, and answered the question, "How might we expand opportunities for civic learning, creating safe space for ideological pluralism, and ensure free, fair and safe elections?"
Hold a Local Jewish Advocacy Day
National Council of Jewish Women St. Louis, Jewish Federation of St. Louis, and JCRC St Louis joined together to organize Missouri Jewish Advocacy Day, where Jewish Missourians came together in Jefferson City to advocate for important legislation to improve their communities.
Host a Candidate Forum
JCRC of the Jewish Federation of San Antonio hosted a Candidate Forum for candidates for local elections, including Texas court of Appeals, County Commissioner, Texas House, Texas Senate, State Board of Education and Probate Judge.
Lead an Advocacy 101 Training
Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass hosted "Advocacy 101" to equip adults and teens in their community with practical skills to communicate with lawmakers, navigate the legislative process, and drive meaningful change.