In this section, you will find text studies and holiday resources about immigration, policy statements from Jewish organizations, and op-eds written by members of the Jewish community. We update this section often, so check back soon for new resources.
Text Studies
Divrei Torah
Holiday Resources
Op-Eds and Articles
Policy Statements
Text studies
Judaism and Immigrant Rights / Rabbi Jill Jacobs
Labor on the Bimah 2006: Immigration and Immigrants’ Rights / Jews United for Justice
Living Talmud on Immigration / Jews for Equal Rights for Immigrant Communities
Why do we care about Immigration / Rabbi Jill Jacobs
Divrei
Torah
Genesis
Vayetze: Encountering
the Other
Exodus
Vaera: To hear and to
speak / Rabbi Jill Jacobs
Leviticus
Behar-Behukotai:
Immigration and Entitlement/ Rabbi Jill Jacobs
Numbers
Chukat-Balak: Visions
of Tents/ Rabbi Rachel Goldenberg
Deuteronomy
Ekev: Love
the Stranger/ Rabbi Mordechai Liebling
Holiday resources
The God of the Hebrew Bible is the God of the Underdog / Sermon
/ Rabbi Larry Bach / El Paso, Texas / March 31, 2007
Rosh Hashanah
5767/2006 / Immigrants into the New Year / Rabbi Lisa Grushcow, Congregation
Rodeph Sholom, New York City
Immigration
Haggadah Supplement 2007 / Rabbi Jill Jacobs
Immigrant
Justice Freedom Seder 2005 / Jewish Council on Urban Affairs
Immigrant
Justice/Racial Justice Haggadah Insert / Jews for Racial and
Economic Justice
Op-eds and articles
“A Shavuot Immigration Lession” Rabbi Jill Jacobs/Jewish Telegraphic Agency, May 15, 2007
"Seders: A great time to discuss immigration" Simon Greer / The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, March 30, 2007
“Embracing the Exiles” Jonathan M. Stein and Gideon Aronoff / Forward, October 20, 2006
“This Passover, let us remember our modern-day Exodus” / Rabbi Paula Marcus / J: Jewish Newsweekly of Northern California, March 23, 2007
“This Passover, we stand for freedom!” / JFREJ immigrant rights statement signed by Jewish organizations and individuals
“Protecting immigration rights is our duty as empathetic Jews” / Rachel Biale / J: Jewish Newsweekly of Northern California / April 28, 2006
“Push for a Principled Migration Policy” / Gideon Aronoff / The Forward / June 16, 2006
“The Right Move on Immigration” / The Forward / May 19, 2006.
Progressive Jewish Alliance Newsletter / Daniel Sokatch / Summer, 2006
Sh’ma / Immigration edition / Sh'ma / Spring 2007
Policy statements
Organizational statements
Anti-Defamation
League
American Jewish Committee
Central Conference of American Rabbis
Jewish
Community Action
Jewish Council of Public
Affairs 2004 statement
Jewish Council of Public
Affairs 2007 statement
Jewish Social Policy Action Network
National Council of Jewish Women
Progressive Jewish Alliance
The Rabbinical
Assembly
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
Union for Reform Judaism
The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Workmen’s Circle/Arbeiter
Ring
Joint statements on immigration reform
Jewish community letter to Congressional leadership on comprehensive immigration reform / March 2007
Jewish community letter on comprehensive immigration reform / February 2006
“A Jewish Vision for the Future of American Immigration and Refugee Policy” / July 2005
Interfaith statement in support of comprehensive immigration reform / July 2006