On July 18, the Montgomery County Council will take its final vote on rent stabilization. For over two years, JUFJ and our coalition partners have organized for meaningful rent stabilization. Now, we need you to call three key county council members to thank them for moving a strong rent stabilization bills out of committee and ask them to pass an even stronger bill next week!
On July 18, the Montgomery County Council will take its final vote on rent stabilization. For over two years, JUFJ and our coalition partners have organized for meaningful rent stabilization. Now, we need you to call three key county council members to thank them for moving a strong rent stabilization bills out of committee and ask them to pass an even stronger bill next week!
Join the HOME Act Coalition in Gaithersburg to tell the City Council to stop ignoring renters and undermining their voices at the County Council.
Join us and our partners to pack the hearing room for the second Council worksession on rent stabilization -- this worksession will likely include key votes and therefore our presence is critical!
Jewish sacred texts recognize that having safe, stable housing is key to a healthy society. Join our Housing Security Working Group meeting in person or on Zoom to help organize the Jewish community around the Green New Deal for Housing!
Join the JUFJ Montgomery County Housing Team for an outdoor, hybrid debrief and celebration of our rent stabilization work at Rafi's house in Aspen Hill. We will look back on the 2+ years' long fight for meaningful rent stabilization, evaluate our team's contributions, and discuss what's to come for the year ahead! You can join us in-person or on zoom for this event.
Join the Montgomery County Rent Stabilization Coalition for an outdoor party to celebrate winning a permanent rent stabilization program! Some food will be provided. Please let us know of any dietary restrictions or other needs in the form below.
Join JUFJers from across Baltimore to discuss our ongoing issue campaign work. We will share updates for all the local campaigns and brainstorm on how to move the work forward.
JUFJ incorporates into our work Jewish values of reflection and taking time away from work for rest and renewal. To honor those values, we are closed on Thursday, August 10 and Friday, August 11.
Families, come celebrate Shabbat with us! On Saturday, August 12, we’ll join Hill Havurah for a special Tot Shabbat for Justice.
Come schmooze with Montgomery County JUFJers for a fun and family-friendly ice cream social at Cabin John Park!
Join JUFJers from Baltimore City and County for our second annual Cookout at Druid Hill Park! There will be prizes, games, and a look ahead at our local campaigns and the state legislative session.
Think you know everything there is to know about housing issues in DC? Prove it! Put your knowledge to the test at "The Price Isn’t Right! A DC Housing Trivia Night" on Monday, August 21, from 6:30-8:30pm at the Exchange Saloon.
Jewish sacred texts recognize that having safe, stable housing is key to a healthy society. Join our Housing Security Working Group meeting in person or on Zoom to help organize the Jewish community around the Green New Deal for Housing!
Jewish sacred texts teach us that the world was created with both justice and mercy. Here in Maryland, children who are charged with certain crimes are sentenced as if they were adults. That is neither just nor merciful. Join JUFJ's youth justice working group as we discuss the campaign to pass the Youth Equity and Safety (YES) Act.
Join Renters United Maryland to celebrate our wins from last session and plan for the future of housing justice across Maryland! This summit is an opportunity to continue advancing tenants' rights statewide.
Our Torah commitments bring us to care for our families, HaShem and the Jewish community. They also bring us to care for the greater community in which we all live. That caring leads us not only to engage in individual acts of chesed, but to work to make communal change that benefits everyone. Join JUFJ to meet with other members of the Orthodox Jewish community who share these values.
Join us and other JUFJers from District 39 on Zoom as we meet with our newly appointed representative, Delegate Gregory Wims, to get to know each other, discuss JUFJ’s current areas of focus, and learn about his priorities.
Please join Oseh Shalom and Jews United for Justice for a special Zoom presentation by Ellen Cassedy, a co-founder of the 9 to 5 movement. Ellen will present her book and will provide a first-person account of the movement as well as the inspiring movie. We will also hear from a JUFJ leader about planning for the coming Annapolis session.
Jewish sacred texts teach us that the world was created with both justice and mercy. Here in Maryland, children who are charged with certain crimes are sentenced as if they were adults. That is neither just nor merciful. Join JUFJ's youth justice working group as we discuss the campaign to pass the Youth Equity and Safety (YES) Act.
