In collaboration with Just Peace Advocates and Brock University professor Miles Howe, IJV has released a new report drawing attention to the alarming escalation of violence and displacement faced by […]
Throughout the Days of Awe this year, reflecting and making any sort of clear meaning of this moment has felt an almost impossible task. Honestly facing the overwhelming suffering that has been inflicted upon Palestinians this year is overwhelming, painful, and difficult to fully comprehend. And yet, it is our responsibility to hold vigil, to be awake to our world. This is the work of Yom Kippur, and this is the work of solidarity.
We can’t let this go on.
Today, we are in mourning. We have been in mourning every day for the past year, as each day has brought news of incalculable loss and suffering. Israel’s occupation and escalation of violence in Gaza has been ongoing for years, but this past year has seen an unprecedented wave of destruction, cruelty and killing. Today we mark the first yahrtzeit, the one-year anniversary, of this gruesome genocide by asking our community to work for justice.
We can’t let this go on.
The Jewish high holidays are a period to collectively repent for our wrongdoings over the last year, and imagine how we will enact our ethical values in the year to […]
We must commit to doing more for indigenous communities on this national day for truth and reconciliation and beyond. On this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Independent Jewish Voices […]