Antisemitism and White Supremacy

When gun safety opponents invoke the Holocaust to portray themselves as victims of oppression — as SB1 opponents did on their signs and with the stars of David they wore to the hearing — they are [...]

JUFJ — like most organizations and people in our state — believes that all Marylanders should be safe and welcome here. Jewish sacred texts insist that we turn our own historical experiences of [...]

Take a look at how our "Honoring Dr. King: The Enduring Relevance of 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail'" event went.

On September 2nd, we, a group of JUFJ leaders and involved community members, held a workshop on whiteness, Jewishness, and policing. The purpose of that workshop was to develop an understanding [...]

On July 1, 2020, the JUFJ Board of Directors approved the following racial equity commitments that will guide our work in the months ahead:

This past weekend, we celebrated Shavuot, the holiday when Jews recommit to our covenant and commitment to Torah, symbolized by our acceptance of the ten commandments. The commandment ringing in [...]

The cruel and unjustifiable actions of ICE in our homes and along the border cannot be tolerated. JUFJ has fought alongside immigrants in DC and Maryland to protect their rights as members of our [...]

JUFJ member Melissa Goemann testified for police accountability in Montgomery County.

We are sharing information as we learn it about Jewish participation in the 2019 Women's Marches in our region.

There are no words to express the hurt that our community is facing. We are horrified, heartbroken, fearful, angry, and in mourning, in response to the murder of 11 people this morning in a [...]