Join us for our Maryland Community Meeting where we'll discuss campaign updates and how we can best move our work forward! Join at 7:30 PM for JUFJ 101 if you're newer to JUFJ, or for a schmooze session if you're a returning JUFJer. The full meeting will begin at 8:00 PM. All are welcome!
Purim is a joyful Jewish holiday that commemorates the story of Queen Esther, who used her power to help her community during challenging times. We are packing 250 gift bags (half in Baltimore, half in Rockville) to deliver to statewide and Montgomery County elected officials. Join us in packing bags, delivering bags to legislators, donating supplies, or donating money to offset the cost of making all of this happen.
Join the Edlavitch DCJCC and JUFJ for an evening of Purim fun and festivities – featuring Purim carnival games (budget ring toss, anyone?), a hilarious Purim spiel, and a special drag performance by Manny Nuff! So come nosh some hamantaschen and shake your gragger while learning how we can push councilmembers to prioritize housing and put people over profit.
Calling all Maryland JUFJers: JUFJ staff need your help to make sure everyone hears about our first seder in Baltimore since 2019! Join us to call other JUFJers who haven't RSVPed yet and make sure that they have a chance to join the fun and the action for youth justice.
Calling all Maryland JUFJers: JUFJ staff need your help to make sure everyone hears about our first seder in Baltimore since 2019! Join us to call other JUFJers who haven't RSVPed yet and make sure that they have a chance to join the fun and the action for youth justice.
Each spring, the Social Justice Seder celebrates the freedom story of the Exodus by connecting it to present day struggles, delivering the tools to take action, and celebrating with food, friends, and song. This year’s Seder, “Let my people grow,” will explore the fight for youth justice and the campaign to let all of Maryland’s children, and their children, and their children’s children break the chains of the criminal legal system and live in freedom.
Each spring, the Labor Seder celebrates the freedom story of the Exodus by connecting it to present day struggles, delivering the tools to take action, and celebrating with food, friends, and song. This year’s Seder, "Let all who are hungry come and eat," will examine how the fight for liberation is reflected in DC street vendors' campaign to be recognized as part of our city's vibrant and diverse community.
Join us for our last Maryland Community Meeting of the legislative cycle to review what we accomplished during this past state session! There is an optional schmooze session at 7:30 PM, and the full meeting will begin at 8 PM.
Join JUFJ for Lag B’Omer on May 26th from 7:30 PM-9:00 PM as we enjoy a bonfire and phonebank to mobilize our community around DC Council’s budget vote.
Drop in on Jews United for Justice and Beloved Community Incubator for a workshop to learn about local history and the campaign to decriminalize street vending in DC. This Capital Jewish Museum Community Action Lab Takeover expands upon the notion introduced in "'I’ll Have What She's Having': The Jewish Deli" that street vending has historically […]
Join the Economic Justice Team to celebrate Shavuot and build community through a deep dive into DC's tax system! Learn about inequities in our tax system and how we can fix them, and make friends with trivia and CHEESECAKE.
This event has been cancelled due to the heat advisory in Montgomery County.
Everyone in Baltimore City should have a say in how our city is run, and all of us should be able to thrive here. But some wealthy special interests and real estate developers are trying to use the ballot box to control Baltimore and slash City services and jobs. We won't let that happen.
Join faith, labor, and community leaders from the Baltimore City Is Not For Sale campaign, along with City Councilmember Odette Ramos, for a panel discussion on right-wing efforts to dismantle Baltimore's safety net and City Council and what we can do together to fight back. We'll learn about dangerous amendments that may be on the ballot this November, and how solidarity across communities can create a positive vision of Baltimore for everyone, not just the wealthy few.
Please join us at a film screening of Ain't No Back to a Merry Go-Round, which is a documentary about the first organized interracial civil rights protest in U.S. history & took place in Montgomery County.
JUFJers should purchase their own tickets on the JCC website.
At its core, Sukkot is a holiday that forces us to think about the places we reside and the spaces we occupy. Join BAYITT and JUFJ for a special Shabbat in the Sukkah featuring services, a potluck dinner, and discussion exploring the connection between Jewish values, Sukkot, and housing justice.
Join JUFJ's DC community to celebrate Sukkot with a casual community meet-and-greet on Sunday, October 20. Meet new friends, learn about JUFJ's advocacy work, and enjoy a beautiful fall afternoon with us!
Join JUFJers from across Montgomery County to celebrate Sukkot together with good food and good conversation, hear what is happening across our county teams, and look ahead to the exciting work happening during the Maryland State Session.
Join JUFJers from across Maryland at Columbia Jewish Congregation or virtually as we kick off our advocacy for the 2025 Maryland legislative session!
JUFJ leaders and supporters are invited to gather to discuss the election results, how our communities are being impacted, and how you can take action in support of democracy as well as our and our partners’ safety and rights as residents of our region.
Connect with your neighbors, have fun, and build community resilience in Columbia Heights. If you are interested in local mutual aid - networks of neighbors sharing resources to take care of one another - get introduced to it here!
