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Montgomery County voters need to weigh in on important ballot questions this fall. Even if you missed our community meetings, here's what you can do to learn and take action.

In Maryland, we have a system that permits police to police themselves without any accountability.

Policing in Maryland is a broken legacy of a racist system, and it is past time for partial reforms. 

We must repeal LEOBR to end the racist, corrupt, and inequitable policing that has been taking place in Maryland for far too long.

Real change, real action, real teshuvah, requires full repeal of LEOBR.

Leviticus 19 says, “You shall commit no injustice in judgment; you shall not favor a poor person or respect a great man; you shall judge your fellow with righteousness.” This verse from the [...]

Jewish tradition teaches that pikuach nefesh, or preserving life, is of utmost importance. During this pandemic, we’ve seen not only the lives of Marylanders threatened, but also their jobs, [...]

JUFJ members raised our voices loudly and repeatedly during the Montgomery County Council's 2020 summer session, and in many cases the Council listened to us and to our partners. In this [...]

The Montgomery County Council voted whether or not to reduce the number of police officers in schools. Learn how they voted and read the letters JUFJ leaders wrote in response.

Read testimony from JUFJer Sam Blau.