Yesterday was the last day (except for the review session) for my new Justice and Judaism course. @brieloskota and Tobin Belzer came to visit to discuss our article on @jworldwatch that appears in the new Religion in L.A. book. routledge.com/Religion-in-Lo…
Students shared their current biggest concerns re: justice: Israel/Palestine, reentry & reintegration for formerly incarcerated people, Black Lives Matter, women's rights, restorative vs. retributive justice, climate change & esp climate refugees, disability inclusion...
...criminal record expungement, and the need for public defenders. #thekidsareallright
We talked about Darfur as the 1st climate-change-related genocide, & about @jworldwatch's inclusion of synagogue members as well as unaffiliated people -- it really is mission-driven and not using genocide prevention work as a means to get unaffiliated people to be "more Jewish."
Throughout the semester, we studied different Jewish organizations' approaches to justice--@ADL, @jcrcstl, @JQInternational, @hmla1961. Key themes throughout: Our collective responsibility for creating a just society and the infinite value of each unique human life. Imagine...
...how American society would be transformed if we implemented these two principles. I can't think of a single thing that would not be changed in some way.
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