Jews United For Justice

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Jews United For “Justice”

-2027 Massachusetts Ave, 3rd Floor :: Washington, DC 20036 :: 202-408-1423 :: info@jufj.org | http://www.jufj.org/

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“About” – http://www.jufj.org/about

We are a community of folks of all ages and from all over the greater Washington area. JUFJ provides Jews with an opportunity to weave together Judaism and activism and creates a community in which to explore and strengthen commitments to both. …Embedded in our Jewish tradition is the concept of tikkun olam (repairing the world), which teaches us that as Jews we have a responsibility to alleviate the suffering of the oppressed, “both” within “and outside” our community. Once slaves in Egypt [riiiiiiiight]–and strangers in many lands since–we learn from our history and liturgy the importance of adding our voices to a universal call for justice. As members of a community that has experienced both prejudice and privilege, we have a unique understanding of and commitment to social justice wherever we find ourselves. …As Jews of the greater Washington, DC community, we strive to be agents of change, repairing the world by concentrating on issues of local concern.

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Board of Directors

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Officers

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Adina Rosenbaum, President – Attorney, Public Citizen

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Michael Rubin, Treasurer  – Director of Operations, Jewish Foundation for Group Homes

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Roberta Ritvo- Senior Pro Bono Counsel, DLA Piper

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General Board Members

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Rabbi Stephanie Bernstein – Teacher & Chaplain 

Elissa Froman - Legislative Associate, National Council of Jewish Women

Abigail Levine  – Program & Development Manager, DC Vote

David Mackoff – Staff, Tifereth Israel

Shelley Moskowitz -Manager of Public Policy, UUSC

Brianne Nadeau  – Press Secretary, U.S. Congress

Rabbi Jessica Oleon – Associate Rabbi, Temple Sinai

Rabbi Bob Saks – Rabbi Emeritus, Bet Mishpachah

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Rabbinic Advisory Council - http://www.jufj.org/about/rabbinic_advisory_council (Rabbis exclusively ran the gulags.)

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Fred Scherlinder Dobb, Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation, MD

Charles Feinberg, Adas Israel Congregation, DC

Greg Harris, Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County, MD
Doug Heifetz, Oseh Shalom, MD

Mark Israel, Ohr Kodesh, MD

James Jacobson-Maisels

Jason Kimelman-Block, Panim

Lynne Landsberg, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, DC

Gilah Langner, Kol Ami: Northern Virginia Reconstructionist Community, VA

 
Jonah Layman, Shaare Tefilah, MD

Jack Luxemburg, Beth Ami, MD

Sarah Meytin, Jewish Community Relations Council, MD

Jack Moline, Agudas Achim Congregation, VA

 
Bob Saks, Beit Mishpacha, DC (see above)
Sid Schwarz, Panim, DC

 
Ethan Seidel, Tifereth Israel, DC

Gerry Serotta, Shirat HaNefesh, MD

Sue Shankman, Washington Hebrew Congregation, DC

David Shneyer, Am Kolel, MD

Alana Suskin, Shaare Torah Congregation, MD

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Staff

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Jacob Feinspan, Executive Director

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Rabbi Elizabeth Richman, Program Director and Rabbi in Residence

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Monica Kamen, Community Organizer

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Rebecca Ennen, Development and Communications Manager

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