“As long as we silence violence victims with our fears that their disclosures will be uncomfortable, divisive, and embarrassing, we cannot realistically expect them to seek help and support from the Jewish community.”
Educational Webinars and Articles
JWI’s Clergy Task Force presented a three-part series of free webinars for rabbis and cantors, addressing sexual harassment within synagogues:
The Elephant in the Room: Sexual Harassment in Synagogues
Recording / Slides / Resources
Creating the Community We Want to Have: Barriers and Opportunities
Recording / Slides / Exercise for Organizational Leadership
Shifting the Culture: Policies and Practices to Create Safe Spaces
Video Recording / Slides / Resources
Download Addressing Trauma in Your Jewish Community and accompanying PowerPoint.
Sliver of the Full Moon: Where the Law Fails to Protect Abuse Victims (2019, LEX, The Magazine of Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law)
Shattering the Sounds of Silence at Rosh Hashanah (September 28, 2019, The Times of Israel)
Jewish Faith Leaders Supporting Survivors
Four decades of facing domestic violence in the Jewish community
by Rabbi Richard Hirsh, April 11, 2022, eJewish Philanthropy
Faith Leaders Highlight How the American Jobs Plan Invests in U.S. Communities
May 7, 2021, Center for American Progress
Domestic abuse surged under COVID-19. Clergy need better tools to help survivors.
by Rabbi Donna Kirschbaum, May 6, 2021, The Washington Post
May 4, 2021, Arizona Jewish News
For Far Too Many Women, Surviving Domestic Violence Means Losing their Community
May 4, 2021, Thrive Global
How Jewish Communities Are Failing Victims of Domestic Violence
May 3, 2021, The New York Jewish Week
New report finds American Jewish community underserves domestic violence survivors
April 26, 2021, The Forward
JWI initiates new conversation on domestic violence
April 26, 2021, eJewish Philanthropy
Shalom bayit, baked into the Shabbat meal
by Rav Sean Gorman, February 4, 2021, eJewish Philanthropy
JWI's Clergy Task Force mourns the passing of Rabbi Abraham Twerski, M.D.
February 3, 2021
On Chanukah, Domestic Violence, and Combat in the Streets
by Rabbi Donna Kirshbaum, eJewishPhilanthropy, December 14, 2020
Acknowledging, But Not Yielding, To Despair
by Rabbi Richard Hirsh, eJewishPhilanthropy, November 4, 2020
Clergy Must Help “Break the Cycle”
by Rabbi Richard Hirsh, eJewishPhilanthropy, October 15, 2020
Making Men Allies in Leading Equitable Workplaces
by Rabbi Richard Hirsh, eJewishPhilanthropy, June 3, 2020
Bringing the High Holidays Home: Enhancing the Zoom Experience
by Rabbi Richard Hirsh, eJewishPhilanthropy, July 21, 2020
A New Mi sh’Beirach for those Suffering from Domestic Abuse
by Rabbi Donna Kirshbaum, eJewishPhilanthropy, October 27, 2020
Addressing Domestic Violence in the Jewish Community at this time of Covid-19
by Rabbi David M. Rosenberg, eJewishPhilanthropy, May 8, 2020
The Fragility and Isolation of Home
by Deborah Rosenbloom, eJewishPhilanthropy, October 1, 2020
by Deborah Rosenbloom, Shma Now, March 29, 2018
