Racial Justice Initiative Archives - Temple Beth Elohim Wellesley, MA

Civil Rights Journey

by Ronni Michaelson

We carried the teaching, “Justice, justice you shall pursue.” The power of the repeated word, justice, would be present throughout our journey.

January 12, 2020

Shabbat Shirah on MLK Day

by Ediss Gandelman

Shabbat Shirah fortuitously fell on the same weekend that TBE commemorated the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 18, 2019

Partakers: College Behind Bars

by Marcy and Marvin Davidson

Our team visits MCI Concord monthly to mentor Randy, a 30-year-old man who has been incarcerated for 11 years, as he earns his degree.

January 1, 2019

Receiver and Giver

by Geoff Sherwood

My TBE volunteer activities have provided me with an opportunity to fulfill the Jewish values of visiting the sick and working for justice.

December 1, 2018

Massachusetts Criminal Justice Reform Bill is Signed into Law!

by Sheri Kassirer, Co-chair, Racial Justice Initiative

Jews have two great story motifs: that of an immigrant, “My father was an Aramean,” and that of a slave, “We were slaves in Egypt.” Each Passover we try to relive those experiences as if they were “ours.” In the US we still live with racial injustice born of slavery, still requires our “repair of… Read More

June 1, 2018

Strengthening My Spirituality through TBE Partakers College Behind Bars Mentoring Team Program

by Caren Bobroff

By widening my circle of compassion to those whose lives look different from mine, I am strengthening my spirituality and Jewish identity.

May 1, 2018

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