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And Justice for All: Jewish Community Responses to Black Lives Matter

And Justice for All: Jewish Community Responses to Black Lives Matter. Rabbi Susan Talve , Central Reform Congregation & Rabbi Jason Kimelman -Block, Bend the Arc. January 22, 2015. #JPRONetwork. Agenda. Welcome Background and Jewish Community’s Connection to Dr. King

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And Justice for All: Jewish Community Responses to Black Lives Matter

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  1. And Justice for All: Jewish Community Responses to Black Lives Matter Rabbi Susan Talve, Central Reform Congregation & Rabbi Jason Kimelman-Block, Bend the Arc January 22, 2015 #JPRONetwork

  2. Agenda • Welcome • Background and Jewish Community’s Connection to Dr. King • Message us your questions: info@jpro.org • Ethical legacy and moral responsibility • Role of Jewish community in ensuring social justice • Bigger picture-something’s happening here • Q & A #JPRONetwork

  3. Rabbi Susan Talve • Rabbi Susan Talve is the founding rabbi of Central Reform Congregation. Rabbi Talve joined with a small group to keep a vibrant presence in the city to be on the front line of fighting the racism and poverty plaguing the urban center.  Today she performs life cycle events, leads worship services for the seven hundred fifty plus households that comprise the congregation, and actively teaches courses on Jewish life and thought in both the Jewish and non-Jewish communities. #JPRONetwork

  4. Rabbi Susan Talve • Rabbi Talve has led her congregation in promoting radical inclusivity by developing ongoing relationships with African-American and Muslim congregations. In 2007 she became a founding member and president of Missouri Health Care for All. Rabbi Talve was ordained by Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati in 1981, where she earned a Master’s Degree in Hebrew Letters and a Doctor of Divinity. She was honored with the college’s Stephen Levinson Award for Community Service after founding the Jewish Early Learning Cooperative. She received an honorary Doctorate from Eden Theological Seminary in 2011 for supporting interfaith relations in the St. Louis community. #JPRONetwork

  5. Rabbi Jason Kimelman-Block • Rabbi Jason Kimelman-Block is Rabbi-in-Residence and Deputy Director of Bend the Arc Jewish Action, where he focuses on bringing a Jewish ethical voice to the halls of power in Washington DC. Previously, as Bend the Arc’s Senior Director of Leadership Initiatives, he directed the Selah Leadership Program, where he continues to work on training, curriculum design and strategic direction. #JPRONetwork

  6. Rabbi Jason Kimelman-Block • Rabbi Jason Kimelman-Block is the co-editor and co-author of Just: Judaism. Action. Social Change and served as the Director of the PANIM Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values.  He received his rabbinic ordination from The Jewish Theological Seminary of America and his B.A. in Political Science from Grinnell College.  Rabbi Kimelman-Block is also a founding member of Eastern Village Cohousing, where he lives with his family. #JPRONetwork

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  8. And Justice for All: Jewish Community Responses to Black Lives Matter • Q & A - Send us your questions #JPRONetwork

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