Advocacy & Support

What We Are Reading

We know many of us are being asked by congregants and in particular by our college age students, for books to read and resources to use. Here is one compilation of books we have culled. Please use the submission form if you have additional resources to add.

Bring them Home – #KidnappedFromIsrael

On October 7th, 2023 Hamas abducted over 200 civilians from Israel.

https://www.kidnappedfromisrael.com/

Support and Solidarity for the Safe Return of Hostages, Blue Ribbons for Israel Campaign

Supporting North American Synagogue and Masorti Kehilla Partners

Our Masorti community in Israel needs our support during these challenging times. Enroll your congregation in our new “Sister Synagogue” program to be paired with a Masorti congregation in Israel. Each match will have a solidarity conversation to demonstrate our immediate support; this meeting will be for congregational leadership (for clergy/board/executive staff). Sign up here.

Supporting Diverse Families

• Keren McGinty, How Conservative Clergy and Educators Can Help Diverse FamilesUnderstand Israel
• SCN The Power of Hello
• Keshet Seven Values for Social Action

Supporting Israel on your College Campus

• Identify and call out hate on social media with Translate Hate from AJC
• Columbia University Spectator OpEd, Sounding the Alarm, Yonah Hain
• Alternative Facts Then and Now, Rabbi Gerald Skolnik
• Speak­ing Hebrew in Secret: Being an Israeli Abroad, by Maya Tevet Dayan – Jewish Book Council

When your Workplace is silent on Israel

• Shine a Light on Antisemitism in the Workplace

Supporting our children

• GOSHEN “What do you say when there are no words”
• Talking to Children about War, The National Child Traumatic Stress  Network
• Tips for Talking to Kids about the War in Israel, Midrash Manicures
• Talking to Kids about Israel, Rebecca Rosenthal, Central Synagogue
• How to Limit Exposure to Graphic Images on Social Media, Prizmah  Center for Jewish Day Schools
• PJ Library Talking to Children About Antisemitism

Safely Supporting our Advocacy

• Supporting Rabbis and Jewish Clergy Amidst Israel’s Crisis: Aggregated Materials, Atra Center for Rabbinic Innovation
• How to Support Your Non-Profit Team During Israel Crisis, Leading Edge
• Resources for rabbis to help community members during disaster, Rabbinical Assembly
• Protect Social Media and Digital Resources, Secure Communities Network (Situation Report and Guide)

Supporting the Israeli Defense Forces

• The Lone Soldier Center in Memory of Michael Levin supports soldiers who are fighting and do not have local family on the ground. Many, like Michael Levin, have made aliyah and moved to Israel for the purpose of joining IDF.
• Does IDF Need Equipment Sent? EJewishPhilanthropy tries to answer these questions.
• There are tens of thousands of Israelis displaced because of this war and thousands more suffering as they are called up for reserve military duty. Swords of Iron Emergency Economic Relief Fund has been launched to help these families.