Housing & Economic Justice Posts

June 22, 2022

D’var Torah on Bring Chicago Home

On Saturday, June 4, 2022, Dalya delivered the following D’var Torah at Anshe Emet Synagogue in Chicago. Shabbat Shalom....

March 08, 2022

Or Tzedek teens take on Bring Chicago Home campaign

Throughout Or Tzedek, we’ve been learning about organizing and where it exists on the continuum of change-making. (I’d always...

October 03, 2021

Mary Tarullo and Bradley Sanders on the Bring Chicago Home Campaign

Earlier this year, JCUA members voted to take on the Bring Chicago Home (BCH) campaign, alongside a diverse coalition...

September 24, 2021

Sukkat Shalom – 18 Days for Housing Justice

Tonight we welcome Sukkot — a holiday that commemorates our wanderings through the Sinai desert. Following the Exodus, the...

March 11, 2021

JCUA to work on homelessness through Bring Chicago Home campaign

Following a two-month selection process of proposals, presentations, and deliberation, the JCUA membership has voted to join Bring Chicago...

November 18, 2020

How JCUA built its power for economic justice with the Fair Tax campaign

We are so proud of what our community accomplished and the power we’ll carry forward. When JCUA members voted...

September 24, 2020

We are Jewish communal leaders across Illinois. We support the Fair Tax.

The flat tax system disproportionately harms poorer residents — particularly Black and Brown communities. The Fair Tax is an...