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Welcoming Katie Reiter, Our New National Coordinator

27 Jan 2023
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Katie Reiter grew up at the Birmingham Temple, now known as the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism. She studied under Rabbi Sherwin Wine and feels strongly connected to and appreciative of the teachings of Rabbi Wine and Humanistic Judaism. Accordingly, she has spent her life advocating for her community and fighting for human rights. For over 20 years, Katie juggled raising three children with running a successful health management consulting business and being a volunteer community activist. Eventually, Katie opened Our...
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“Religion Clause” – A Great Resource on Church-State Separation

26 Jan 2023
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Howard M. Friedman, Distinguished University Professor and Professor Of Law Emeritus at the University of Toledo, writes regularly on issues of church-state separation on his Religion Clause blog, named on of the 100 favorite blogs of the American Bar Association. We asked Professor Friedman to tell us about his approach and how his Jewish identity in particular informs his work. He was kind enough to reply with the following: I welcome you to Religion Clause, a blog whose title refers...
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Tales from the Michigan Recount: Election Deniers’ Lack of Education Cost Taxpayers Over a Million Dollars

18 Jan 2023
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As a social justice organizer, I like to be proactive. However, sometimes it’s necessary to be reactive. Michigan’s recent statewide partial recount of Propositions 2 and 3 was one of those times. Proposition 2 (Promote the Vote) and Proposition 3 (Reproductive Freedom For All) passed by overwhelming margins. A statewide partial recount was nevertheless requested by a Bloomfield Hills man on behalf of the Election Integrity Force (EIF). Michigan law has very different guidelines for candidate recounts and proposal recounts....
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Are Jews Still Protected By Religious Freedom?

26 Dec 2022
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Presented by Jews for a Secular Democracy staff and volunteers, we discussed the historic and moral imperatives for our work. We also provided an update on what JFASD has accomplished this year and addressed ongoing issues related to the separation of government and religion as we seek to galvanize the Jewish community to combat the rising threat of white Christian nationalism.

“The Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism Rallies More Than 55 Jewish Organizations in Opposition to H.R. 9495”

28 Nov 2022
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Re: Opposition to S. 3663’s Threats to Minors’ Privacy and Safety Online Dear Majority Leader Schumer, Chairwoman Cantwell, and Ranking Member Wicker: We, the undersigned organizations, believe that the privacy, online safety, and digital well-being of children should be protected. However, S. 3663, the “Kids Online Safety Act” (KOSA), would undermine those goals for all people, but especially children, by effectively forcing providers to use invasive filtering and monitoring tools; jeopardizing private, secure communications; incentivizing increased data collection on children...
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JFASD Podcast Ep #10—Messaging for Change

29 Oct 2022
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How can we best articulate our support for important issues such as church-state separation –and amplify it to more people through op-ed writing and social media platforms? Learn from Carol Robidoux, a multimedia journalist experienced in web content management; RosemarieRung, who had a 25+ year career in corporate communications; and Rick Gold, Florida Jews for a Secular Democracy Coordinator with experience working for the U.S. Agency for International Development. Moderated by Nicole Klein Knight, National Coordinator of Jews for a...
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JFASD Michigan Director Nomi Joyrich at Reproductive Rights protest

Michigan 2022 Ballot Proposals: Deep Dive and Relational Organizing Training with Nomi Joyrich

29 Sep 2022
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On September 29, 2022, Nomi Joyrich, Michigan Director of Jews for a Secular Democracy, offered volunteers a deeper understanding of statewide ballot proposals and equipped them to answer all their friends’ and neighbors’ questions. Relational Organizing is the most effective way to get out the vote and create change. Learn this structured approach and help get out the vote.
Christian Nationalism Ascendant: A Talk by Rabbi Jeffrey Falick

History of Christian Nationalism Christian Nationalism Ascendant—A Rabbi Offers a Deep Dive On Its History and Our Concerns

16 Sep 2022
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Rabbi Jeffrey Falick of the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit (https://www.chj-detroit.org/) delivers a deeply researched and damning history of a movement that seeks religious theocracy in America, and is succeeding in many terrifying ways. Beyond the general concern for all religious minorities and non-religious people, he also explains how anti-Semitism is very much at the root of the movement, despite cynical uses of the phrase “Judeo-Christian.” If you’re just beginning to hear and understand the phrase “Christian Nationalism,”...
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