Community, Learning, and Spirituality
In addition to our issue campaigns, JUFJ hosts community events, learning opportunities, and spiritual gatherings throughout our region.
- Our annual seders in Baltimore and DC connect the ancient story of Jewish liberation with local struggles happening on our doorsteps today (due to the COVID-19 pandemic, JUFJ has not hosted annual in-person seders since 2019).
- Each year at the Heschel Vision Awards, we honor activists who are repairing the world in big and small ways.
- JUFJ partners with synagogues and community organizations throughout Maryland and DC to teach and learn about antisemitism and white supremacy, Jewish tradition and social justice, and issues that matter to our community.
- Through the Jeremiah Fellowship, as well as through partnering with JOIN for Justice on their “Don’t Kvetch, Organize!” series, we train Jews in our region to be community organizers, helping them develop skills they need to make change in the world.
Related Events
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JXJ Film Screening: Ain’t No Back to a Merry Go-Round
September 18 | 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
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.
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BAYITT & JUFJ Shabbat in the Sukkah
October 18 | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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.
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Maryland Statewide Kickoff
October 27 | 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Join JUFJers from across Maryland either in-person (preferred) or virtually as we kick off our advocacy for the 2025 Maryland legislative session!
