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Come and Learn: A Greater Baltimore Virtual Shavuot Experience

Baltimore

Join Jews United for Justice's biweekly Equal Justice meeting, which focuses on police accountability and fair elections. The team meets every other Tuesday at 7 PM, and works to advance our equal justice priorities. Email rianna@jufj.org for location information.

Local Elections Matter: What’s On Our Ballot in Baltimore?

Baltimore

Join JUFJ, Beth Am Synagogue, Chizuk Amuno Social Advocacy Committee, Hinenu and BHC Justice for an educational event to learn how to vote this year, what questions will be on your ballot, and what ballot questions JUFJ is supporting. Both Baltimore City + County residents welcome!

Chanukah Celebration

DC

Join the JUFJ community from across DC and Maryland for a virtual Chanukah party. Although we can't gather in person for vegan fried chicken this year, we can still gather together over zoom for candle lighting, fun activities like sharing your favorite latke (potato pancake) and sufganiyot (doughnut) recipes, singing, and even some virtual dreidel playing.

Lights of Resistance: A National Candle Lighting

Baltimore
DC
Montgomery County
Maryland State

Join Bend the Arc and many friends for a special Hanukkah Celebration. Hanukkah brings more than light into our lives — it reminds us that we have risen up time and again against tyranny. In our tradition, we are always kindling the flame of justice.

Turn The Tables: MLK Shabbat

Baltimore

Gather with Repair Baltimore and One Table Gather for Shabbat dinner where we will be learning, celebrating, and remembering MLK.

BHC Justice Film Screening: Baltimore’s Strange Fruit

Baltimore

In observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, BHC Justice, Repair the World, and a number of additional co-sponsoring organizations will host a virtual screening of the documentary Baltimore's Strange Fruit followed by a talk-back with the filmmaker, Eric Jackson.

Freedom Seder

DC
Baltimore
Montgomery County
Maryland State

For the past 19 years, the Jewish Community Action Freedom Seder has brought together hundreds of people and has connected the tradition of Passover to current fights for social justice. Join JUFJ and JCA for this year's virtual event as we come together as a community in mutual solidarity with people from different backgrounds, traditions, races, religions, genders and zip codes, to celebrate working toward our collective liberation.

Passover Posting Party

Maryland State

Join JUFJ during Passover to connect with our Maryland legislators using social media to urge them to support crticial immigration bills.

Looking Back At The 2021 Legislative Session: Continuing The Fight For Justice

Baltimore

With the 2021 legislative session of the Maryland General Assembly behind us, Jews United For Justice and the Baltimore Jewish Council are teaming up, and together we will take a look back at some of the most critical justice related issues to be taken up by the legislature this year.

Montgomery County Shavuot Celebration

Montgomery County

Join JUFJ in Montgomery County for a short and Sweet Shavuot celebration. We'll learn from our leaders, get silly, and celebrate the victories from our work this past year!

Labor on the Bimah 2021

Maryland State

Since 1998, JUFJ has worked to put “labor” back into Labor Day by engaging our local Jewish communities in a collective conversation about our texts, our historical experiences, and the challenges facing workers today. We are providing congregations with a resource packet, working with congregations to arrange speakers, and planning follow-up events to help members of participating congregations learn more about some of the injustices facing Maryland workers today.

“Under One Roof” Exhibit

Montgomery County
Goldman Art Gallery
6125 Montrose Rd, Rockville, MD

Join the JCC for their "Under One Roof" art exhibition, featuring artwork from JUFJ leader Debra Band!

Organizing Base-ics: Base Building Training

DC
Baltimore
Montgomery County
Maryland State

Join JUFJ virtually for Organizing Base-ics today and on September 13 to learn the basics of how to help grow people power in an organization, using your networks and organizer secrets for how to engage people more effectively! While we'd love to see you for both, feel free to choose and attend one training session.