As we celebrate Israel’s 73rd, I wonder/hope/worry: can we possibly emerge strengthened, as a sustainable society that will flourish for generations in the Middle East? Continue reading
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Violence at Olive Tree Planting Event
In the shadow of unprovoked confrontation and harassment by the Israeli military, 150 activists with Rabbis for Human Rights (RHR) came to the West Bank village of Burin in the morning of 12 February 2021 to plant over one hundreds olive trees in groves that had been damaged by settlers this year.
Letter to the Israeli Government calling on them to expedite the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine in Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
One hundred Israeli rabbis have already signed a letter calling on Israel: “to expedite the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine throughout Israel, and in parallel – with as much importance and urgency – in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. “
This is our responsibility and it is what Jewish ethics demand of us, as rabbis, as Jew and as human beings.
We invite you to join with us and the other rabbis who have already signed and to add your signature today.
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Judaism, Human Dignity, and Human Rights
At the BFRHR’s AGM Thursday 3 November 2020, Rabbi Sylvia Rothschild spoke about the relationship between Judaism, Human Rights and Human Dignity. She has kindly provided her speak notes and the source materials referenced in it which can be accessed here. Continue reading
‘Surely it will happen as peace will come’
RHR Board Member, Rabbi Noa Mazor offers us a compelling and moving exploration of this week’s Torah Portion, and as is her custom, she incorporates meaningful poetry that assists us in summing it all up!
“And I shall keep faith in the future, Though the day be yet unseen. Surely it will happen as peace will come carrying its blessing from nation to nation.” Tchernichovsky Continue reading
Olive Harvest 2020: Support the Harvest
Rabbi Yehiel Grenimann, member of Rabbis for Human Rights Board of Directors, speaks from the olive groves in the West Bank Village of Burin to remind us that the Palestinians’ struggle for human rights is also out struggle as Jews who live by the sacred commandment, “love your neighbour as you love yourself”.
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New Insights for Shabbat Shuvah 5781from RHR Chairperson, Rabbi Michael Marmur
On Shabbat Shuva, the Sabbath between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the following verse from Parashat Haazinu (Deuteronomy 32.7) will be recited:
זְכֹר יְמוֹת עוֹלָם בִּינוּ שְׁנוֹת דֹּר וָדֹר שְׁאַל אָבִיךָ וְיַגֵּדְךָ זְקֵנֶיךָ וְיֹאמְרוּ לָךְ:
Remember the days of old, consider the years of the generations; ask your father and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you.
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Letter to the Israeli Ambassador to the UK
Led by Rabbis Sylvia Rothschild and Alexandra Wright, Co-Chairs of the British Friends of Rabbis for Human RIghts, over 30 British Rabbis have sent a letter to the Israeli chargé d’affaires, Sharon Bar-Li, urging the Israeli Government to abandon its plans unilaterally to annex West Bank territory as a “travesty of Jewish teachings”. Read the full letter here.
Rabbis for Human Rights Newsletter: Be a part of the struggle for Human Rights and Social Justice
Participants with signs that read “A Jewish Voice Against Annexation”. Click here for more pictures
This week:
Rabbis for Human Rights and Oz VeShalom Hold Public Protest Vigil and Prayer for Peace: A Religious Jewish Voice Against Annexation. At the Vigil Rabbis for Human Rights Releases Rabbinic Letter Against the Annexation with 140 Signatures of Israeli Rabbis from a Variety of Denominations. Continue reading
The Calling of Shavuot: Standing Again at Sinai & Standing for Justice
As the holiday approaches, Rabbis for Human Rights share a special Shavuot edition of their newsletter.
The Calling of Shavuot: Standing Again at Sinai & Standing for Justice
Rabbi Michael Marmur, Chairperson, Rabbis for Human Rights
Shavuot Sameach! This year the festival of Shavuot will be experienced in a different way than usual. In various stages of post-lockdown, puzzling over the cultural, institutional and economic impact of this global crisis, Continue reading