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DC government's efforts to cope with the pandemic must not leave anyone behind. Sign the open letter to the Mayor and the Council.

A message from Rabbi Elizabeth Richman on JUFJ's response to COVID-19.

Thomas Friedman and I are not on the same page politically, but I have started obeying a piece of his advice: “If you want to get something done in the world, never forget – ultimately – you have [...]

Earlier this month, the DC Government released the final proposed rules that will govern the District’s forthcoming paid family and medical leave program, set to go into effect in July.

On Sunday, January 12, over seventy local activists gathered together for JUFJ’s 2020 Community Meeting. During the event, JUFJ leader Scott Goldstein shared that on his great-grandmother’s [...]

Today, the employees of Jews United for Justice (JUFJ) announced that they are unionizing with the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU). JUFJ management has voluntarily recognized its [...]

Tell the DC Council to expel Councilmember Evans for his corruption.

Last Sunday, hundreds of people came together to celebrate local organizing and to lift up powerful honorees SEIU 32BJ, Bruce and Susie Turnbull, Betsy Krieger and Karen Kreisberg, and keynote [...]

Central to our practice of teshuva is the idea that we all have the capacity to change, to learn from our mistakes and to repair harm that we create. It calls us to give people second chances. [...]

Six candidates for Ward 2 DC Council gathered in Dupont last month with hundreds of voters for a forum to kick off the 2020 election season. JUFJ co-hosted the forum along with the DC Working [...]