JUFJ Baltimore is working on campaigns to reform our city’s rent court, to fight mass incarceration and racist policing, and to make water affordable for all Baltimoreans. We collaborate with JUFJniks in Montgomery County during the Maryland General Assembly session to win things like paid sick leave, and to block dangerous legislation that targets poor Black and brown Marylanders.
Our ongoing community education work includes Jewish learning programs with local synagogues and havurot, where we explore how our traditions call us to work for social justice.
We are excited to offer a 32-hour course, Building Racial Justice as Jews, based on Baltimore Racial Justice Action’s anti-racism curriculum, designed for Jews who want to be effective working for racial justice. This course begins on September 22, and applications are due by Wednesday, September 18th.
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Informational Hearing on Mold in Housing
November 12 | 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Councilman Bill Henry passed a bill to call for an informational hearing for the purpose of discussing the potential dangers of mold in housing. Despite the major negative health impacts of mold, there is nothing in the housing code that addresses it. Join Baltimore Renters United to show the City C…
Racism and Intersections of Jewish Identity
November 12 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
JUFJ’s fourth workshop in our series on confronting, challenging, and healing from our relationship to white supremacy.
SOCIAL JUSTICE & JEWISH VALUES: IMMIGRATION
November 17 | 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Join Chizuk Amuno Congregation for a series of Sunday morning learning sessions on a Jewish perspective on social justice. Each session begins with studying relevant Jewish texts, followed by presentations by guest speakers/teachers who bring an informed and personal perspective to these issues.
The 2019/5780 Heschel Vision Awards
November 17 | 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Join JUFJ at the 2019 Heschel Vision Awards, honoring George Derek Musgrove, Betsy Krieger, Karen Kreisberg, SEIU32BJ, and Bruce and Susie Turnbull.
