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Jill Jacobs, the executive director of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, has pushed for Jews to take an active role in social justice, from supporting health care and environmental reform to condemning torture and human rights violations. Jacobs earned a BA in comparative literature from Columbia University in 1997.
Apr 2, 2014 · Biden was born Jill Tracy Jacobs on June 3, 1951, in Hammonton, New Jersey. However, she spent most of her childhood in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, with her parents and four younger sisters.
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Rabbi Jill Jacobs When Jill Jacobs was a rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary 20 years ago, her career goal was “to do social justice work as a rabbi. People would get confused and asked why I wasn’t going to law or social work school,” she said.
A message from T’ruah CEO, Rabbi Jill Jacobs. October 31, 2023. These last few weeks have been some of the most painful of our lives. We are still mourning those brutally murdered on October 7, including babies, children, Holocaust survivors, and entire families. And we are praying fervently for the close to 230 people — including Israelis ...
Rabbi Jill Jacobs is the Executive Director of T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights and the author of "Where Justice Dwells: A Hands-On-Guide for Doing Social Justice in Your Jewish Community" and "There Shall Be No Needy: Pursuing Social Justice Through Jewish Law and Tradition."
An update on T’ruah’s Israel work from CEO Rabbi Jill Jacobs. November 17, 2023. Dear T’ruah community, This week, we read the story of Jacob and Esau, twin brothers who struggle from birth for their parents’ favor. In many ways, Esau is the most tragic figure in the Torah. Rabbinic tradition paints him as evil and untrustworthy, but ...
