Budget Advocacy

Jewish tradition teaches that we must ensure that all people have dei machsoro, resources sufficient for their needs. As we face attacks on DC autonomy and our local budget from a hostile federal [...]

The prophet Micah understood that housing is more than a roof over one's head and that to deny a person safe housing is not only robbing them in the present but also robbing their family for [...]

Budgets are moral documents on both sides of the ledger. Who pays what taxes and what we choose to invest in reflect where we want to go as a city. The current draft of the budget woefully [...]

Read JUFJer Mara's testimony on the Montgomery County FY25 budget.

The popular "Think Jewishly, Act Locally" workshop series, hosted by JUFJ and the Edlavitch DCJCC's Morris Cafritz Center for Social Responsibility, is returning in February, 2025! RSVP for a [...]

Jeff Reiser: A school culture that prioritizes restorative justice is a school culture where everyone feels safe and supported and where everyone has the opportunity to flourish.

Rachel Franklin reflects on what she enjoyed and learned from participating in JUFJ's Purim Action in Baltimore City.

Tell the DC Council: No Tax Cuts for Multi-Millionaires, Keep Working Families in Their Homes

Baltimore City's budget must invest in safe, fair, affordable housing to assist the Black renters disproportionately at risk of eviction.

Nowhere are the values of our leaders more clearly stated than in the budget they produce and pass.