The High Holidays present us with an opportunity to pause, assess the past year, reflect and make affirmations for the year to come. This year, I’ve felt an increasing sense of urgency as civil society frays on a global scale and frustration at our lack of comprehensive action to avert a climate crisis. When my …
Read More I hope you are enjoying a relaxing and rejuvenating summer. I love walking down Market Street in San Francisco and seeing the LGBTQI flags proudly waving. The celebration of Pride is palpable and, after a long and painful struggle, so well-deserved. But we cannot take this for granted. There are lessons to be learned and …
Read More This past Thursday, we celebrated Valentine’s Day in the US — a simple if somewhat commercial opportunity to share our love for our partners. It’s easy to take for granted that we can express this love openly and without fear. But for same-sex couples living in one-third of the world’s countries, this is simply impossible. …
Read More I would like to begin by sharing that our thoughts and prayers are with the families in California who have lost lives and homes, and those who have been evacuated. I sent an email to our donors in Paradise from all of us. AJWS is a family and we feed off each other’s energy and …
Read More We’re delighted to introduce “Stories of Hope,” a new feature that shines a spotlight on AJWS’s work to build a better world. Below you’ll find stories of action and activism that give us hope in times of brokenness and division. These include a story about a monumental step forward for LGBTI rights in India won …
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