Activities
- In May 2007, Jewish Funds for Justice organized a coalition of more than 20 Jewish organizations in an attempt to focus the attention of the 2008 American presidential candidates on the domestic priorities of American Jews. The coalition produced an online survey, which received nearly 9,000 responses, and which identified health care as the top domestic concern of American Jews.
- JFSJ has been called “a catalyst” of the synagogue organizing movement. In February 2007, JFSJ brought together more than 300 leaders from 63 different congregations to discuss their involvement in community organizing. JFSJ has also published a booklet and a video on Congregation-based Community Organizing.
- Since Hurricane Katrina struck the cost of the Gulf of Mexico, JFSJ has frequently spoken out about the need for fair and rapid redevelopment of the region. JFSJ co-sponsored the Blueprint for Gulf Renewal, published in August/September 2007 by the Institute of Southern Studies/Southern Exposure.
- JFSJ maintains a blog, http://www.jspot.org, which serves as an online hub for Jewish netroots action and Jewish perspectives on contemporary issues of social and economic justice.
- Jspot.org, which is project of Progressive Jewish Alliance & Jewish Funds for Justice supported protesters at Occupy Wall Street stating "Many of us have found this call to action in our Judaism."
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