T’ruah
The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Organize rabbis and cantors, train rabbinical students, amplify voices of rabbis and cantors.
We organize rabbis, cantors and their communities to make an impact through specific human rights campaigns.
We train rabbinical and cantorial students and rabbis and cantors to be powerful human rights leaders.
We amplify the voices of rabbis and cantors on the pressing human rights concerns of our time.
Where we work
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We believe that the job of a rabbi, and the job of the Jewish community, is to be human rights leaders. To that end, we train and mobilize rabbis and rabbinical students to engage their communities in protecting human rights. In our current campaigns, we aim to end the occupation and create a viable two-state solution that will enable both Israelis and Palestinians to have a better future; ensure a long-term solution that allows Bedouin Israelis to live in dignity and with their communities; end modern-day slavery and human trafficking in the United States; ensure that the U.S. never again engages in torture; and reform the systems of policing and mass incarceration that have a disproportionate effect on communities of color in the U.S.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Our strategies include:
--Mobilizing rabbis and their communities on campaigns on which we can have an impact, both in North America, and in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories.
--Training rabbinical students and rabbis to be human rights leaders.
--Lifting up the voices of rabbis as moral leaders on human rights.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have a network of 2000 rabbis and cantors, proven success in organizing for change, and deep knowledge of the Jewish wisdom that inspires us.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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T’ruah
Board of directorsas of 06/30/2023
Sara Litt
Rabbi William Plevan
Michael Lezak
Esther L. Lederman
Kenneth Chasen
Lester Bronstein
Michael Latz
Eric Sloan
Sara Litt
William Plevan
Daniel Zemel
Laura Abrasley
Rachel Bearman
Marc Dollinger
Rachel Faulkner
Hadar Harris
Nancy Kasten
Claudia Kreiman
Sandra Lawson
Aliza Schwartz
Moses Silverman
Kelly Whitehead
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
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Disability
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