Events
06 / 12
Start: 6:45 pm
End: 11:00 pm
Join Tikkun Leil Shabbat for Pride Shabbat - a songful, soulful Shabbat service (with instruments), followed by a vegetarian potluck dinner. In honor of Pride, this weeks' dvar tikkun will be offered by:
6:45 pm services; 8:15 pm veggie potluck. | ||
06 / 13
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06 / 14
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06 / 15
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06 / 16
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Please join us to celebrate AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps' work and honor our 2009 Partners in Justice, Heather Booth and Rabbi Fred Reiner. To make a donation or purchase tickets click here. here. We look forward to your joining us in recognizing Fred and Heather's many contributions to our community! AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps is a year-long program for recent college graduates that integrates social justice work with Jewish learning and community building. This year, 18 Corps members are serving anti-poverty agencies in DC, such as DC Central Kitchen, Bread for the City, So Others Might Eat, and N Street Village, as well as many others. AVODAH is a close ally of JUFJ's, and every year, many Avodah corps members get involved in JUFJ's work. Start: 7:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm
It seemed that the District was closer than ever been in its quest to obtain voting representation in Congress. However a late amendment to the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 offered by Senator John Ensign (R-NV) called the Second Amendment Enforcement Act sought to strip the District government from enacting “laws or regulations that discourage or eliminate the private ownership or use of firearms.” When the amendment passed, a divide was created among those campaigning for DC voting rights, with some believing that an accommodation could be reached with pro-gun Democrats, and others insisting that a vote in Congress could not come at the expense of public safety or the broader democratic rights of District residents. As a result, on June 9, Senate Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced that the legislation would not move forward, saying, “There is not a consensus among the leadership of the District of Columbia on this issue as I understand it. And as a result of there not being consensus, I don't think we're going to be able to move the bill at this point in time.” | ||
06 / 17
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
At JUFJ's spring membership meeting, you can: take in a puppet show about wage theft, take action to protect affordable housing in Langley Park's "International Corridor," learn how your congregation can honor workers this Labor Day, hear about upcoming JUFJ programs, from a book launch all about Jewish Justice to a fellowship that will build your activist credentials, and meet other new and longtime members of JUFJ. Be sure to join us at 6:30 for dinner to schmooze with our new staff: Program Director Rabbi Elizabeth Richman and Labor on the Bimah Coordinator Shira Dickler! Membership meetings are an opportunity for new and longtime JUFJ members to meet, mingle, learn, take action, and get inspired to dig deeper into JUFJ's work of tikkun ha'ir/repairing our city. Please join us: light dinner at 6:30pm; meeting begins at 7pm | ||
06 / 18
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06 / 22
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Join Rabbi Jill Jacobs, rabbi in residence at Jewish Funds for Justice in New York, as she speaks about her new book, There Shall Be No Needy . Then, join an optional group learning session with Rabbi Jacobs on the origins of the Jewish concept of tikkun olam/healing the world. Copies of There Shall be No Needy will be available for sale at the event. This program is being hosted, and sponsored, by DC Beit Midrash and JUFJ. | ||
06 / 23
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm
The Prince George's County Planning Board is making decisions on the future development of Langley Park and Takoma Park along the Purple Line route. They will be hearing public testimony on June 23rd. The Purple Line could spur economic growth and provide a vital transportation resource, but the people who live along the route should be able to enjoy it instead of bring priced out of their homes and businesses. Join JUFJ and CASA de Maryland to advocate for preserving affordable housing and small business in this vibrant region! For details, email julie@jufj.org or call 202-408-1423. | ||
06 / 24
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
As people of faith, we recognize the moral imperative of working for a health care future that includes everyone and works well for all of us. Across traditions, we unite hands and hearts, believing together we can bring to pass a more just society in which we all have access to affordable and quality care. Please bring:
For more information, see www.faithfulreform.org, or the event's new website www.webelievetogether.org. | ||
06 / 25
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Join Labor on the Bimah coordinator Shira and JUFJ volunteers as we begin to plan a weekend of Labor Day programs. Develop a resource packet for rabbis and congregations, plan an interfaith evening of workers' rights, or help get the word out to congregations and members of the Jewish community. All are welcome, but please RSVP to shira@jufj.org. Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
FREE & OPEN TO ALL! For more info, contact 202-232-2915 or mfirmino@onedconline.org, or visit www.onedconline.org. | ||
06 / 26
Start: 6:45 pm
row seating, a cappella 6:45 pm services; From the intersection of 22nd & Q, look left to see a gothic building with a rainbow "welcome" banner. Enter to the left of the main entrance, through the side door marked "Fellowship Hall". More about Tikkun Leil Shabbat here . | ||
06 / 27
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06 / 30
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Join us as we plan the next steps for JUFJ's day laborer justice work -- including how to take our message into synagogues during Labor on the Bimah! All are welcome. | ||
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07 / 9
Start: 6:45 pm
End: 8:30 pm
This meeting has been cancelled. If you were planning on attending, please contact us at 202-408-1423 or info@jufj.org.
Join JUFJ's Fair Purple Line working group as we plan our next steps to preserve communities and affordable housing along the proposed purple line route in Maryland. All are welcome. Please contact linz.morris@gmail.com for more information, or to RSVP. | ||
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