Events
Celebrate Chanukah with Tikkun Leil Shabbat!
Friday, December 26 - circle seating, with instruments
Please bring a potluck vegetarian dish to share.
Also: If you can read Hebrew and are interested in reading Megillah or
learning how to read Megillah (the Book of Esther) at Tikkun Leil
Shabbat's gathering on Purim evening on Monday March 9, email
tikkunleilshabbat@yahoo.com.
Every December and January, dozens of folks make the important decision to join JUFJ. Their gift of $54 - or $18 or $500 - allows JUFJ to maintain and expand our work as a progressive voice in the Jewish community and a Jewish voice in the progressive community. Can you help us remind them?
Join JUFJ staff for an easy, fun phonebank on Tuesday, January 6 - we'll provide pizza and snacks, a training, phone scripts, and good company. You'll call past and potential JUFJ supporters to encourage them to join JUFJ.
Join us! Email jacob@jufj.org for more info, or to RSVP.
TWO MEETINGS - JANUARY 6 and January 11, 2009
The Progressive Working Group announces two meetings to question state representatives on progressive legislative priorities for the 2009 session. Representatives from progressive groups are invited to attend.
First Meeting*: Districts 18 and 20
When: Tuesday January 6th, 7:15 p.m.
Where: Eastern Village Cohousing Community (3 blocks west of Georgia Ave. - 7981 Eastern Ave. Silver Spring 20910)
Confirmed: District 18: Senator Richard Madaleno; Delegates Al Carr, Ana Sol Gutierrez, and Jeff Waldstreicher; District 20: Senator Jamie Raskin; Delegates Sheila Hixson, Tom Hucker and Heather Mizeur.
*Co-sponsored by the Progressive Working Group, Progressive Neighbors, and Eastern Village Cohousing Community.
Second Meeting: Montgomery and Prince George's Counties
When: Sunday January 11th, 1:30 p.m.
Where: Wheaton Public Library, 11701 Georgia Ave., Wheaton 20902. (The meeting room is on the lower level.)
Legislators Now Being Confirmed
At our fall membership meeting, JUFJ members resounding chose a Fair Purple Line as our new Maryland campaign! Be there as we get to work:
- Learn from community experts and JUFJ members about the current situation, the timeline, and what's happening in neighborhoods around the proposed Purple Line route.
- Begin the process of creating a campaign working group, using some of JUFJ's longstanding practices - and some new strategies.
This meeting is open to all - both folks who were at the membership meeting, and those who were not, but would like to get involved.
Contact Lindsay Morris , our host, with questions, or to RSVP.
Last year, over 150 people came together to develop a vision for a welcoming, safe, and vibrant Silver Spring.
Join us this year as we take our vision into action!
- Network with members of our diverse community - building stronger cross-cultural relationships.
- Discuss issues in your neighborhoods and institutions - identifying where team leadership is needed
- Find other to act with you for positive change - experiencing the power of community-based action.
RSVP by January 7 to noelle@impactsilverspring.org or call 301-495-3336
Please join the JCRC and NAACP as we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement by exploring stereotypes and the relationships between the black and Jewish communities through comedy with the performance of the Black Jew Dialgoues. The Black Jew Dialogues is a hilarious two-actor multi-media rom of sketches, theatre, and video that reveals the absurdity of prejudice and hate within the context of the American Black-Jew experience, writeen and performed by Larry Jay Tish and Ron Jones. This year we will also be honoring Roscoe Nix and Rabbi Jack Luxemburg with the NAACP/JCRC King-Heschel Award for outstanding community service, civil rights advocacy, and community building.
For more information or to register for this event, please visit www.jcouncil.org/09mlk or call the JCC at 301-770-0881.
Montgomery County is organizing a huge county-wide program during the Martin Luther King, Jr/Inauguration weekend to address the dire economic situation in our county and to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King.
The county's goals are ambitious. We hope to raise $100,000 to meet the challenge of a generous donor to the Montgomery County Community Foundation and to collect food to refill the shelves at the Manna Food Center. There are two ways you can get involved:
- Organize! 1,000 volunteers will knock on 50,000 doors throughout Montgomery County on Saturday January 17 and Sunday January 18 to spread the word about our effort to help our neighbors in need.
- Serve! 2,500 volunteerswill engage in hands-on service projects at centers around the county.
Visit www.yesmontgomerycan.org in the coming weeks to register your support, contribute to the Community Foundation's "Neighbors in Need Montgomery Fund," donate food to the Manna Food Center, and volunteer your time.
Come to a songful, soulful Shabbat service followed by a vegetarian potluck dinner on Friday of inauguration weekend!
Enter via the side entrance off S St.
The dvar tikkun will be from the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
This service will be East-facing and a cappella.
Montgomery County is organizing a huge county-wide program during the Martin Luther King, Jr/Inauguration weekend to address the dire economic situation in our county and to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King.
The county's goals are ambitious. We hope to raise $100,000 to meet the challenge of a generous donor to the Montgomery County Community Foundation and to collect food to refill the shelves at the Manna Food Center. There are two ways you can get involved:
- Organize! 1,000 volunteers will knock on 50,000 doors throughout Montgomery County on Saturday January 17 and Sunday January 18 to spread the word about our effort to help our neighbors in need.
- Serve! 2,500 volunteerswill engage in hands-on service projects at centers around the county.
Visit www.yesmontgomerycan.org in the coming weeks to register your support, contribute to the Community Foundation's "Neighbors in Need Montgomery Fund," donate food to the Manna Food Center, and volunteer your time.
Social Action Shabbat morning service with guest speaker and JUFJ Executive Director, Jacob Feinspan.
This election season resulted in an historic shift of power- but our work is far from over.
How can we realize our vision for justice in the coming years?
Join Jews United for Justice and the AVODAH-AJWS Partnership for an evening of havdalah, discussion, and celebration preceeding the inauguration of President-Elect Obama.
We're kicking off the night with a powerful Havdalah service led by Tikkun Leil Shabbat, to be followed by a panel and discussion about what the future may hold with three Jewish activsts:
Montgomery County is organizing a huge county-wide program during the Martin Luther King, Jr/Inauguration weekend to address the dire economic situation in our county and to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King.
The county's goals are ambitious. We hope to raise $100,000 to meet the challenge of a generous donor to the Montgomery County Community Foundation and to collect food to refill the shelves at the Manna Food Center. There are two ways you can get involved:
- Organize! 1,000 volunteers will knock on 50,000 doors throughout Montgomery County on Saturday January 17 and Sunday January 18 to spread the word about our effort to help our neighbors in need.
- Serve! 2,500 volunteerswill engage in hands-on service projects at centers around the county.
Visit www.yesmontgomerycan.org in the coming weeks to register your support, contribute to the Community Foundation's "Neighbors in Need Montgomery Fund," donate food to the Manna Food Center, and volunteer your time.
Come find out about the PLP Academic Fellowship at a session feature special guest Mik Moore, Co-Executive Director and Co-Founder of Jewsvote.org and organizer of The Great Schlep. The PLP Academic Fellowship targets outstanding next-generation leaders pursuing their MBA or MPA degrees. In addition to a full stipend, the fellowship entails personalized coaching and mentoring from seasoned leaders during and following years of study; a customized Judaic curriculum; and experiential learning such as a community-building trip to Israel, internship experiences, and retreats. Bagel brunch and mimosas to be provided.
Montgomery County is organizing a huge county-wide program during the Martin Luther King, Jr/Inauguration weekend to address the dire economic situation in our county and to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King.
The county's goals are ambitious. We hope to raise $100,000 to meet the challenge of a generous donor to the Montgomery County Community Foundation and to collect food to refill the shelves at the Manna Food Center. There are two ways you can get involved:
- Organize! 1,000 volunteers will knock on 50,000 doors throughout Montgomery County on Saturday January 17 and Sunday January 18 to spread the word about our effort to help our neighbors in need.
- Serve! 2,500 volunteerswill engage in hands-on service projects at centers around the county.
Visit www.yesmontgomerycan.org in the coming weeks to register your support, contribute to the Community Foundation's "Neighbors in Need Montgomery Fund," donate food to the Manna Food Center, and volunteer your time.
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and to answer the call to service by President- elect Barack Obama, Jew United for Justice invites all citizens to join together for DC voting rights in Congress.
Dr. King went to to jail 40 years ago so all Americans would have the right to vote. Here in DC, the nations capitol, the citizens have no voting representation in Congress. We are on the cusp of winning our full rights, and need you to help.
After a quick training, you will be put into a team to gather postcards signed by Americans from all over DC who are visiting for the inauguration. Its a fun activity that serves a serious problem and addresses the root cause of inequality in DC.
Sign up to attend online! http://www.usaservice.org/page/event/detail/dayofservicejanuary19/4vfb2
A Roundtable discussion on The Impact of MLK Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement on African-American, Jewish and Latino Communities Today
Featuring:
- Jacob Feinspan, Executive Director, Jews United for Justice
- Henry Hailstock, President, NAACP of Montgomery County
- Gustavo Torres, Executive Director, CASA de Maryland
For more information click here.
Join JUFJ member Sheryl Jaffe as she teaches about the weekly Torah portion, civil rights, and social justice in honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, just before inauguration day.
To learn more about DC Beit Midrash, visit www.dcbeitmidrash.org.
Join us as we work to move JUFJ along the path to becoming an antiracist ally organization. At this meeting, we'll refine a description of what our group does, and develop guidelines for how to run our campaigns in a way that aligns with our values. Other agenda items are TBA!
Please RSVP to Mike Rubin if you can be there.
Join JUFJ for an intensive campaign strategy training for everyone who's involved in JUFJ's campaign work – and anyone else who's interested, JUFJ member or not. The training is important for folks who are new to this type of work, and it will be useful for those who have lots of experience to spend time thinking about campaign strategy from a JUFJ-specific perspective.
We're looking forward to starting off 2009 with three campaigns that all have established goals, strategies, and plans to be successful – as well as volunteer leaders who share a common understanding of those goals, strategies, and plans. Join us if you're involved in, or want to be involved in:
- DC Voting Rights
- A Fair Purple Line
- A Worker Center in DC
...or if you work on other advocacy campaigns with other groups - professionally or as a volunteer.
Breakfast and lunch will be served. Please contact darya@jufj.org with questions, or to RSVP.
Join Temple Shalom's social action committee and the DC-area Jewish community for a panel discussion about the roots of the economic crisis, its local implications, and how we can respond.
Participants on the panel:
Sean Dobson, Executive Director, Progressive MD
Sheila Hixson, MD State House Member
George Leventhal, County Council, Montgomery County, MD
Jamie Raskin, MD State Senator
Becky Wagner, Executive Director, Interfaith Works (formerly
Community Ministries of Montgomery County)
Co-Sponsors
Machar
Ohr Kodesh
Shirat HaNefesh
Temple Shalom
Tiffereth Israel
For More Info: Larry Katzman, 301-565-0707, dkatzman2@comcast.net
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