Social Responsibility

Thrive: The Jewish Coalition to Defend Trans and LGBQ+ Youth – Keshet
Thrive is a coalition for Jewish community institutions that want to protect and advance LGBTQ+ civil rights on both state and federal levels. Coalition members receive vital, accessible information and resources to educate and activate their communities to affirm the dignity and humanity of LGBTQ+ youth. Thrive is a project of Keshet, an organization advancing LGBTQ equality in Jewish life across North America and SOJOURN, which empowers communities to advance and celebrate gender and sexual diversity across the Southern United States.”

Interested in learning how to connect, engage, and/or take action on the issues that face many communities across the world, as well as our own?  Here is a list of organizations dedicated to the education of constructive social engagement and social responsibility.

• ACLU:  FAQ on Your Right to Protest
• AJWS Get Involved Page
• Anti-Defamation League
• Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice
• HIAS Action Page
• HIAS Current Action Alert
• Moms Demand Action – NY
• National Council of Jewish Women
• Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
• Tablet’s Jewish Groups Across the Spectrum