Joy Friedman

Woman giving a speech in front of a crowd

Fighting antisemitism with a fair criminal justice system in New York

Joy Friedman

January 17, 2020

Joy Friedman made the following remarks at a rally to support bail reform in New York.

I am Joy Friedman, the Director of Organizing for the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. I am a New Yorker and a Reform Jew myself.

Reform Jews across the

Police in riot gear outside Central Reform Congregation, St. Louis, MO

Civil Liberties

Leading the Way Toward Justice in St. Louis

Joy Friedman

Jacob Kraus-Preminger

September 20, 2017

In the aftermath of last Friday’s (September 15) verdict that found former police officer Jason Stockley not guilty in the 2011 shooting death of Anthony Lamar Smith, ReformJudaism.org spoke to Rabbi Susan Talve of Central Reform Congregation in St. Louis, MO. This community’s actions over the past several days and the past several years serve as one example of how we can act on our values in a meaningful and relevant way. To explore more ways that your congregation can act for racial justice, visit the RAC’s Urgency of Now resource center.

Reflecting, Relating and Reforming to Foster Racial Justice in our Country

Joy Friedman

December 24, 2015

The Reform Movement’s Racial Justice Campaign starts with ourselves, then turns to the partners and coalitions in our community, and then turns to the systems and structures that govern our society. Through three stages, “the three R’s,” we will together

L'Taken Seminars

Teens Connect to Judaism Through Justice

Joy Friedman

Annabelle Hanflig

Rabbi Greg Litcofsky

Rabbi Michael Namath

January 4, 2013

Every year, nearly 2,000 high school-aged Reform Jewish students participate in the Religious Action Center's L'Taken Seminar in Washington, D.C. At the beginning of December, Rabbi Greg Litcofsky, took the confirmation class at his congregation, Temple Emanu-El of West Essex, to Washington D.C. to participate in the L’taken Seminar. The program is designed to expose students to a variety of public policy issues, explore the Jewish values surrounding these issues and teach the skills of an effective advocate. Below, Rabbi Litcofsky and one of Temple Emanu-El’s students, Annabelle Hanflig, reflect on their experience.