Uri L'Tzedek: Orthodox Social Justice

Rabbi Haim Ovadia, born and raised in Jerusalem, was shaped by strong Zionist ideals and a rich Sephardic rabbinic tradition that values Tanakh, Hebrew poetry, and the sciences alongside the study of Talmud and Halakha, and promotes a humane, inclusive approach to Judaism. He was ordained by Chief Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu, studied Talmud at Bar-Ilan University, and earned an MA in Hebrew Literature...

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Rabbi Zachary Truboff is the author of Zionism In Crisis: Jewish Power and Moral Responsibility After October 7. He serves as the Director of the International Beit Din Institute for Agunah Research and Education. His first book was Torah Goes Forth From Zion: Essays on the Thought of Rav Kook and Rav Shagar. Before making aliyah, he served as a synagogue rabbi in Cleveland, Ohio for nearly a deca...

Rabbi Yonatan Neril founded and directs the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development (ICSD), which reveals the connection between religion and ecology and mobilizes faith communities to act. ICSD's Jewish Eco Seminars branch engages and educates the Jewish community by revealing the powerful connection between Israel, ecology, and Jewish values.  Yonatan is a member of the World Economic Foru...

Avidan Freedman is one of the founders and the director of Yanshoof, an organization dedicated to ending Israel's arms sales to human rights violators, as well as an educator at the Shalom Hartman Institute. He is also an activist who has offered a religious voice on issues relating to Israel and its moral responsibilities. He received semicha from the Israeli chief rabbinate and from Yeshivat Cho...

We’d love to have you join us for our upcoming classes!  Please sign up here → https://linktr.ee/utzedek   — A descendant of seven generations of Danish Rabbis, Rabbi Melchior was born in Den mark , is an ordained Orthodox rabbi and immigrated to Israel in 1986. He serves as the Chief Rabbi of Norway and as Av Beit Din of the Scandinavian Countries and is the rabbi of a vibrant orthodox community...

Recorded on May 5, 2026 We’d love to have you join us for our upcoming classes!  Please sign up here → https://linktr.ee/utzedek  – Sources used in today's class: Agunah.odp: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1okwvvpqrQfwjJg1UMwoqW2MvRXUAZQ87/view Agunah We have a Solution.pdf: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nmvmMDJIheFNgUeAgTHuS2rqvvZsUBDK/view?usp=sharing – Rabbi Haim Ovadia, born and raised in...

We’d love to have you join us for our upcoming classes!  Please sign up here → https://linktr.ee/utzedek   — Rabbi Aaron Leibowitz is a Jerusalem-based rabbi, activist, and institutional change-maker whose work has reshaped the landscape of religious life in Israel. He currently serves as CEO of Chuppot, the pioneering Orthodox wedding organization he founded in 2018 to provide halachically rigoro...

We’d love to have you join us for our upcoming classes!  Please sign up here → https://linktr.ee/utzedek   – The Reverend Aaron R. Dunn serves as Associate Rector at Grace Episcopal Church in Silver Spring, MD and as Ecumenical and Interreligious Officer for the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. He is a graduate of Virginia Theological Seminary where he earned a Master of Divinity degree and a cert...

We’d love to have you join us for our upcoming classes! Please sign up here → https://linktr.ee/utzedek   —  Rabbanit Karen Miller Jackson is a certified Meshivat Halacha, Jewish educator and writer known for her contributions to Torah studies and educational initiatives, including at Matan Institute for Torah Studies. She is a member of the second cohort of Sacks Scholars and a Matan Kitvuni Fell...

Source sheet from this class: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11He-AsNYYvxyZZ285i_-Mj2WdfFu1lJEw7w5cIpPglI/edit?tab=t.0 -- We’d love to have you join us for our upcoming classes! Please sign up here → https://linktr.ee/utzedek   —  Rabbanit Sharona Margolin Halickman was the first Congregational intern and Madricha Ruchanit at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale (1997-2004) where she provided rel...

What does Birkat Hamazon (Grace After Meals) Teach Us About Inclusivity and Ethics within the Parameters of Jewish Law? With: Rabbanit Dr. Adena Berkowitz BIO: Rabbanit Dr. Adena Berkowitz is Scholar in Residence and co-founder of Kol HaNeshamah NYC, an organization dedicated to reenergizing the spiritual lives of both affiliated and not-yet affiliated Jews. With a background in law, Jewish studie...

Rabbi Haim Ovadia, born and raised in Jerusalem, was shaped by strong Zionist ideals and a rich Sephardic rabbinic tradition that values Tanakh, Hebrew poetry, and the sciences alongside the study of Talmud and Halakha, and promotes a humane, inclusive approach to Judaism. He was ordained by Chief Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu, studied Talmud at Bar-Ilan University, and earned an MA in Hebrew Literature...

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Soraya M. Deen is a Lawyer, Community Organizer and an award-winning international activist and interfaith advocate. She is the founder of Muslim Women Speakers and Nigerian Women Lead- a grass roots organization mobilizing women to fight extremism, antisemitism, and hate. She has her Public Leadership Credentials from Harvard. -- STAY CONNECTED: https://linktr.ee/utzedek Website: utzedek.org  New...

Creating a more just world often calls on us to fight forces of exploitation. How do we engage in these fights in a way that honors our and our opponents' humanity without being overcome by bitterness and rage? -- Rabbi David Jaffe is the Founder and Executive Director of Kirva, an organization dedicated to integrating Avodah (Jewish spiritual practice) with the work of social change.  He is the a...

Have you ever wondered why does showing the truth about October 7 — and Jewish suffering worldwide — so often fail to reduce antisemitism? Join us to be among the first to be exposed to a new research that challenges conventional approaches and proposes a strategic shift: moving our focus from enemies to allies. Drawing on data analysis and over 100 in-depth interviews with non-Jewish, faith-drive...

Source sheet from this class: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Sapwewum29rJnmupUAkeHrtua77lp9aQ/view?usp=sharing We’d love to have you join us for our upcoming classes,  please sign up here → https://linktr.ee/utzedek   —  Rabbanit Sharona Margolin Halickman was the first Congregational intern and Madricha Ruchanit at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale (1997-2004) where she provided religious educa...

Ariel Evan Mayse is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Stanford University, the rabbi-in-residence at Atiq: Jewish Maker Institute, and senior scholar-in-residence at the Institute of Jewish Spirituality and Society. Previously he served as the Director of Jewish Studies and Visiting Assistant Professor of Modern Jewish Thought at Hebrew College in Newton, Massachusetts, and a research fe...

Rabbanit Sara Tillinger Wolkenfeld is the Chief Learning Officer at Sefaria, an online database and interface for Jewish texts. She is a member of Sinai and Synapses’ working group on Jewish Thought and Jewish Education for the Jewish Future, and an advisor for AI & Faith. Sara also serves as Scholar-in-Residence at Ohev Sholom Congregation in Washington, DC. Sara is a PhD candidate at Gratz C...

This text based analysis of the Biblical obligation to pay workers in a timely fashion will explore the ethical and mystical implications of this important Mitzvah. – Rabbi Mike Moskowitz is the Director of Scholarship and Multi-faith Engagement at The Beacon, a project of Union Theological Seminary. For the past seven years he served as the Scholar-in-Residence for Trans and Queer Jewish Studies...

The Shabbat Effect: Book Talk with Alan Morinis Alan Morinis received his doctorate from Oxford University which he attended on a Rhodes Scholarship. He is one the leading lights in the revival of the Jewish spiritual tradition of Mussar and is the author of Climbing Jacob’s Ladder (2002), Everyday Holiness (2007), With Heart in Mind (2014) and now The Shabbat Effect (2026). He is a student of Rab...

Watch the video recording of this class on Uri L’Tzedek’s YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/DDE-Tjnjxkc  We’d love to have you join us for our upcoming classes, so please sign up here  → https://linktr.ee/utzedek - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Rabbi Uri Topolosky, who is the spiritual leader of Kehilat Pardes - The Rock Creek Synagogue in Rockville, MD. He also serves as the Rav...

Rabbanit Sharona Halickman at Uri L'Tzedek on "Fulfilling the Goals of Israel's Declaration of Independence" Source sheet from this class: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19H5B_iJlFVrS2HyvZroJUOdS9cpARgOgLEioTI-K-Ro/edit?tab=t.0 We’d love to have you join us for our upcoming classes so please sign up here  → https://linktr.ee/utzedek — Rabbanit Sharona Margolin Halickman was the first Congregat...