Rabbi Jill Jacobs
Rabbi Jill Jacobs is the Executive Director of T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights and the author of "Where Justice Dwells: A Hands-On-Guide for Doing Social Justice in Your Jewish Community" and "There Shall Be No Needy: Pursuing Social Justice Through Jewish Law and Tradition."
Articles by Rabbi Jill Jacobs
A Sukkah Occupies Wall Street
This was a post that previous appeared on the MyJewishLearning/Jewish Book Council blog. As I write this blog post, I ...
A Sukkah Occupies Wall Street
Earlier this week, Rabbi Jill Jacobs wrote about Sukkot and social justice and asked, “Does place matter?“ As I write ...
Does Place Matter?
Yesterday, Rabbi Jill Jacobs wrote about Sukkot and social justice. Her most recent book, Where Justice Dwells: A Hands-On Guide ...
Sukkot and Social Justice
Rabbi Jill Jacobs is the author of Where Justice Dwells: A Hands-On-Guide for Doing Social Justice in Your Jewish Community.My ...
Ethical Treatment of Animals in Judaism
The concept of Tza'ar Ba'alei Chayim demands that we take animal suffering seriously.
Conservative Halakhic Texts
The Conservative Movement's legal texts represent a contemporary attempt to make halakhah relevant and meaningful in a changing world.