Detroit Jews For Justice

On March 31st, hundreds of Metro Detroiters gathered for a Jewish day of learning featuring sessions led by educators from all over Michigan, including DJJ staff and leaders. 

On February 21st, U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib visited the Ruth Ellis Center to hear from LGBTQ youth and local faith leaders. 

Last month, our intern, Lauren Fine, a graduate student in the Jewish Communal Leadership Program at the UofM School of Social Work, was invited to speak at the Ann Arbor Women's March. 

Relive the Purim magic by watching a collage of great video clips from our 4th Annual Extravaganza. 

On March 22nd, Rabbi Alana spoke at World Water Day alongside other great water justice leaders to speak out against water shutoffs and demand clean, affordable water for all. 

Snapped by the ineffable Ben Friedman (thank you!), photos from our 4th Annual Purim Extravaganza can be found here.

Our 4th Annual Purim Extravaganza happened last week -- check out some folks' reflections here.

On May 11th, 2019, DJJ will receive the Unsung Hero Award from the National Lawyers Guild Detroit & Michigan Chapter!

Reconstructing Judaism's Reset 2019 will be providing year-long support for DJJ staff and our comrades at Avodah and JOIN for Justice. Reset aims to bolster the resilience of social justice leaders and their organizations, so that we can better pursue our work in a spirit and environment of balance, compassion, optimism, sustainability and energy.  

Wherein we share about the kid-centric program that will take place right before the spiel's curtain call (the main event is also family friendly!)