Jewish sacred texts recognize that having safe, stable housing is key to a healthy society. Join our Housing Security Working Group meeting in person or on Zoom to celebrate Shavuot and take action to end homelessness in the FY24 DC Budget!
Our Jewish traditions and texts teach us that everyone deserves a stable home, and JUFJ is fighting for the right to housing in Montgomery County! Join us for an outdoor house party to build community and power and take action to keep all of our neighbors housed.
Shavuot is a Jewish holiday celebrating the Torah and the beginning of the harvest, and it reminds us to reaffirm our communal values. It is often observed by eating dairy foods, studying all night, and reading the Book of Ruth. This year, Baltimore City Council's Taxpayer Night begins just before Shavuot. Join us as we and our partners celebrate Shavuot and testify to the City Council to remind them that, as the Book of Ruth points out, the bounty of the harvest should be used to meet everyone’s basic needs.
Our Jewish traditions and texts teach us that everyone deserves a stable home, and JUFJ is fighting for the right to housing in Montgomery County! Join us for an indoor house party to build community and power and take action to keep all of our neighbors housed.
Our Jewish traditions and texts teach us that everyone deserves a stable home, and JUFJ is fighting for the right to housing in Montgomery County. Join us and our partners in the HOME Act Coalition for a picnic to celebrate our community and take action for renter protections!
Our Jewish traditions and texts teach us that everyone deserves a stable home, and JUFJ is fighting for the right to housing in Montgomery County! Join us for a virtual house party to build community and power and take action to keep all of our neighbors housed.
Join JUFJers from across Baltimore to discuss our ongoing issue campaign work. We will share updates for all the local campaigns and brainstorm on how to move the work forward.
Join us for our next Racial Equity and Policing Team meeting to get updates about current campaigns and take action together. Everyone is welcome!
Join us for our next Montgomery County Housing Team meeting to get updates about the fight for permanent rent stabilization and take action together.
JUFJ and our partners in the HOME Act Coalition have been organizing for years to secure permanent, meaningful renter protections — and soon, Montgomery County leadership will debate two very different rent stabilization bills throughout the end of June.
Join JUFJ members for a virtual text bank to recruit members to attend these important worksessions! No prior experience necessary. We will provide you with a short training at the top of the call, and texting can be done from your phone or computer.
Join us and our partners at the County Council to pack the room for the first Council worksession on rent stabilization and support the HOME Act!
Join the Baltimore Action Team and Coucilmember Kristerfer Burnett to learn about facial recognition technology (FRT) in Baltimore, as well as FRT’s connection to JUFJ’s ongoing campaign for local control.
Join us the day after Juneteenth to strategize how we’ll pass legislation to liberate Maryland kids from cages and give them the care they need and deserve!
Everyone in DC should have what the Torah calls dei machsoro, resources sufficient to meet their needs. Join our Economic Justice Working Group meeting in person or on Zoom to discuss our current campaigns, and how we are working with our partners to build a DC where everyone can live and thrive.
Join us to distribute flyers and ask questions about rent stabilization during a listening session with the County Council!
Join our partners in the Silver Spring Justice Coalition to celebrate their 5th anniversary! The event will also honor Robert White and others killed by police violence.
Three months ago, the Mayor proposed a draft budget for next year, and since then JUFJers have been working to ensure that the final budget meets DC residents' basic needs. As the budget cycle ends, join us for a social gathering to celebrate the wins and hard work of budget season.
Join us and our partners to pack the hearing room for the second Council worksession on rent stabilization -- this worksession will likely include key votes and therefore our presence is critical!
How can Jews work together with our neighbors to address hate and overcome division? This virtual learning session convened by the Avodah Institute for Social Change in partnership with the Black Jewish Liberation Collective will focus on how to shift away from isolation and towards community building, and share how addressing antisemitism is a key part of the movement for racial justice.
Jewish sacred texts recognize that having safe, stable housing is key to a healthy society. Join our Housing Security Working Group meeting in person or on Zoom to celebrate the end of budget season!
