Action Alert Archives - Jewish Council on Urban Affairs

Rabbis and Community Members Take to the Bimah to Demand Justice for Chicago’s South Side

December 16, 2015

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Categories: About JCUA, Action Alert, Black-Jewish Relations, Civic Engagement, Community Events, Community Issues, Guest Blog Posts, Gun Violence Prevention, Human Rights, JCUA Project and Campaign Endorsements, JCUA Statements, Jewish Community, Membership, Trauma Center Campaign, Violence

By Avra Shapiro JCUA Member On the first Sunday of November, I went to shul. It was not Shabbat, nor was it a holiday, but it was a deeply spiritual day, a day that folded itself beautifully into the rhythm of Jewish life just like any other Jewish celebration. JCUA hosted “L’Chaim! A Community Meeting for …

This Is Our Flood: Sustaining Comprehensive Trauma Care on Chicago’s South Side

October 21, 2015

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Categories: About JCUA, Action Alert, Civic Engagement, Community Events, Community Issues, Educational Programs, Guest Blog Posts, Gun Violence Prevention, Human Rights, JCUA Events, JCUA Project and Campaign Endorsements, JCUA Statements, Jewish Community, Jewish Education, Membership, Trauma Center Campaign

By Deana Kobrynski and Salina Greene JCUA Members On Friday, October 16, this D’var Torah was presented at Beth Emet Synagogue in Evanston, by Deana Kobrysnki and Salina Greene. Both are members of Beth Emet and active members of JCUA. They connected last week’s parsha, Noach, to the Trauma Care Campaign and L’Chaim: JCUA’s upcoming community meeting. …