Led by the president of Federations' national Rabbinic Cabinet, 18 Jewish organizations representing virtually every sect of American Judaism will recognize a Solidarity Sabbath with the African-American community tonight. A staff member from the Birmingham Federation reflects on her journey with a group of Federation leaders to Ukraine last week.

 

• Time – Jewish groups to mark ‘Shabbat of solidarity’ with black community after Charleston
• Times of Israel (op-ed) – The most important thing I learned in Ukraine

Meanwhile, Federations are featured in Palm Beach County, Baltimore, New York, Washington, Montreal and Chicago.

 

• Baltimore Jewish Times – Hoffman heads south
• Tablet – A taste of the former Soviet Union in Brooklyn
• Washington Jewish Week – JCCGW responds to community survey
• Montreal Gazette – Coderre pushes for new hate crimes unit
• JUF News – Mini-grants major boost to Jewish programs