Uri L'Tzedek: Orthodox Social Justice

Chief Rabbi Jair Melchior at Uri L’Tzedek on “Is Pluralism a Punishment?" EVENT DESCRIPTION An in-depth reading of the story of the Tower of Babel. Watch the video recording of this class on Uri L’Tzedek’s YouTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UC_htFNr9duz-KJiXdtW8pIw   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - STAY CONNECTED: Website: utzedek.org   Newsletter: utzedek.org/subscribe Faceboo...

Noam Zion at Uri L'Tzedek on Maimonide’s Tzedakah vs Paul’s Charity - Two Narratives of Giving, Two Religious Worldviews. Both Paul and Maimonides not only preached about charity and tzedakah, but they also engaged in public fundraising for the needy. However, Paul’s and Maimonides’ ideals of religious giving and its motivation are very different. This class closely examines the similarities and d...

Rabbanit Bracha Jaffę at Uri L'Tzedek on "The Three Weeks: Old Mourning vs. New Mourning"  Come and learn about how our sages structured our most intense period of communal mourning as an exact inverse of our private mourning practices. This class spends some moments reflecting on what we might be mourning in today's world: loss of peace, loss of freedom, loss of safety. Watch the video recording...

Rabbi Haim Ovadia at Uri L’Tzedek on “The Book of Job as the Guide for Jewish Ethics"  EVENT DESCRIPTION The Book of Job is traditionally perceived as a treatise about good and evil and about the age-old problem of Divine Justice, or theodicy. This class suggests that the Book of Job presents a new stage in the development of Jewish ethics, and that this new theology, which is extremely relevant a...

Rabbi Barry Dolinger at Uri L'Tzedek on Get Abuse: The Problem and the Solutions  Using real case details, this class will features an overview of the many systems, some hidden and some transparent, that Support & Incentivize gett abuse and agunot in the United States. The class also examines emergent solutions and policy strategies to solve the crisis used by the International Beit Din and ot...

A conversation between Ruth Messinger and Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz (Founder & President of Uri L’Tzedek) as part of ULT’s Torah in Action Interview Series.  Watch the video version of this interview on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/jK7IcZfiT00 Stay conntected Uri L’Tzedek’s Orthodox Social Justice work: • Website: www.utzedek.org   • Newsletter: www.utzedek.org/subscribe   • Faceboo...

Dr. Rav Alexandra (Eliora) Peretz at Uri L'Tzedek: "Introduction to Transitional Justice: From Theory to Practice" This class presents the main system used in academia when dealing with transitional justice. The overarching purpose of transitional justice is to investigate past human rights violations such as ethnic cleansing, genocides, crimes against humanity, and human rights abuses,  as well a...

Dr. Marc Dollinger at Uri L’Tzedek on 1619, 1654, 2022: Jews, Race, & U.S. History EVENT DESCRIPTION With our national reckoning on race, so many American Jews are reflecting on systemic racism and ways we may be able to help. This is a candid, and probably difficult, journey through American Jewish history as we explore historical documents about Jews and racism. This episode explores what it...

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Idit Klein of Keshet is interviewed by Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz (Founder & President of Uri L’Tzedek) as part of ULT’s Torah in Action Interview Series.  Watch the video version of this interview on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW7QfJo8KQLLbNthCdXh7ojRxFaULlSBZ   Stay conntected Uri L’Tzedek’s Orthodox Social Justice work: • Website: www.utzedek.org   • Newsletter: ww...

For many, transgender identity is a relatively new concept that is absent from the Torah and ancient Jewish texts, and for which Jewish tradition offers no guidance or perspective. However, if Gd’s word is Eternal and True, the text must be “turned and turned again” until a new perspective can reveal a distinctly Jewish tak

Matt Nosanchuk, of New York Jewish Agenda is interviewed by Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, Founder & President of Uri L’Tzedek (ULT) as part of ULT’s Torah in Action Interview Series. Learn more about Uri L’Tzedek’s Orthodox Social Justice work: utzedek.org More Torah in Action Interviews: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_htFNr9duz-KJiXdtW8pIw/featured Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts...

Rabbi Jessy Dressin of Repair the World, is interviewed by Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, Founder & President of Uri L’Tzedek (ULT) as part of ULT’s Torah in Action Interview Series. Learn more about Uri L’Tzedek’s Orthodox Social Justice work: utzedek.org More Torah in Action Interviews: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_htFNr9duz-KJiXdtW8pIw/featured Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts....

Rabbi Micha Odenheimer, founder  Tevel b'Tzedek: The Earth in Justice is interviewed by Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, Founder & President of Uri L’Tzedek, as part of our Torah in Action Interview Series.  STAY CONNECTED: Website: utzedek.org   Newsletter: utzedek.org/subscribe Facebook: facebook.com/uriltzedek YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC_htFNr9duz-KJiXdtW8pIw   Donate: https://www.paypal.co...

Rabbi Steve Greenberg, Founding Director of Eshel is interviewed by Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, Founder & President of Uri L’Tzedek (ULT) as part of ULT’s Torah in Action Interview Series. Learn more about Uri L’Tzedek’s Orthodox Social Justice work: utzedek.org Learn more about Eshel: https://www.eshelonline.org/ More Torah in Action Interviews: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_ht...

Explore and experience different Jewish practices and intentions that can make us more rugged and sensitive world changers!

Interview: Rabbi Jason Kimelman-Block, Bend the Arc

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz interviews Ilana Kaufman, Executive Director of Jews of Color Initiative.

Inspired by the idea of relinquishing land ownership for the Sabbatical year, we will explore the possibilities that arise when we free ourselves from old constraints and are ready to improvise, embrace new models, and share resources with others.

In four verses, the Bible cites God as requiring the Israelites to be especially considerate of persons who are in the status of 'Ger', because the Israelites themselves had been in such a status when they were in Egypt (Exodus 22:20; Exodus 23:9; Leviticus 19:34 and Deuteronomy 10:19). But who is the Ger to whom this mitzvah applies? The answer to this question has varied over the millennia.

This LIVE Shiur looks at the tensions between the management of a municipal corporation and the individual needs of its weaker members. We will explore how the rabbis negotiate this tension through rabbinic discussions in Bava Batra 7b-8b. This discussion is part of the Mishnah chapter about the kind of boundaries that make good neighbors and partners, or generally put, between goodwill and law.

Learn about our Jewish responsibility to feed the hungry A new Uri L'Tzedek interview with Abby Leibman, President & CEO of MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger

Our Torah-rooted Social Justice Movement with Rabbi Yitz Greenberg Join Uri L'Tzedek for a Conversation with Rabbi Yitz Greenberg & Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz!

How important is it to compromise the letter of the law for the sake of peace among people? Whom do the Rabbis consider to be part of an average Jew’s concentric community? How are people with disabilities, people from low socioeconomic backgrounds, or those who are not Jewish viewed? Which areas in life do the Rabbis feel cause the most fighting and unrest in communities? (Don’t be surprised when...

AJWS President & CEO Robert Bank interviewed by Uri L'Tzedek's Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz