Jill Jacobs (rabbi)

Jill Jacobs (born 13 October 1975) is a Conservative rabbi and the Rabbi-in-Residence of Jewish Funds for Justice , and the author of There Shall be No Needy: Pursuing Social Justice through Jewish Law and Tradition . This book includes chapters on tzedakah, poverty, health care, housing, labor, criminal justice, and environmental justice in America, seen through a Jewish viewpoint. She is also the author of an influential teshuvah (legal position, passed by the Rabbinical Assembly 's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards that says that Conservative synagogues and institutions and Conservative Jews should pay their workers a living wage, create dignified workplaces, and hire union workers when possible. (There is a separate article on Conservative responsa .) She was named to Newsweek's list of the fifty most influential rabbis in 2009 , to the Forward newspaper's list of fifty influential American Jews in 2006 and 2008 , and to the Jewish Week's list of "thirty-six under thirty-six" in 2008 . She has written many articles on issues relating to Judaism and social justice. She has covered topics including Jewish social justice education , tzedakah Beginning in March 2010, she is a columnist for the Forward newspaper. Jacobs was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 2003 and also earned an MA in Talmud at the same time. She earned an MS in Urban Affairs from Hunter College , CUNY in 2003, and a BA in Comparative Literature from Columbia University in 1997. She is married to Guy Austrian and has a daughter, Lior Brakha Austrian-Jacobs, born August 31, 2009 . She is spending the 2009-2010 academic year as a Jerusalem Fellow at the Mandel Institute in Jerusalem. In 2003, Jacobs—then a rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary—got into a public debate with Rabbi Daniel Gordis . Jacobs wrote an article for the JTS student bulletin in which she critiqued Israel's policies toward Arab neighborhoods in East Jerusalem. The JTS administration censored the article and David Freidenreich, the student editor of the bulletin, quit in protest. Jacobs and Freidenreich distributed around the school a copy of the censored article along with Freidenreich's letter of resignation. [1] Gordis heard about the article and sent an e-mail excoriating Jacobs to his list of several thousand correspondents. Jacobs responded with a public plea for civil dialogue. Gordis sent a follow-up e-mail apologizing for any personal embarrassment he caused, without retracting any of his earlier comments.

The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights , formerly Rabbis for Human Rights-North America . This book includes chapters on tzedakah, poverty, health care, housing, labor, criminal justice, and environmental justice in America, seen through a Jewish viewpoint. She has served as the Rabbi in Residence of Jewish Funds for Justice and as the Director of Outreach and Education for Jewish Council on Urban Affairs . She is also the author of a teshuvah (legal position), passed by the Rabbinical Assembly 's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards that says that Jews should pay their workers a living wage, create dignified workplaces, and hire union workers when possible. She was named to Newsweek' s list of the fifty most influential rabbis in 2009 and 2010, to The Forward newspaper's list of fifty influential American Jews in 2006, 2008, and 2011 and to The Jewish Week ' s list of "thirty-six under thirty-six" in 2008. She has also been named to Newsweek’s list of the 50 Most Influential Rabbis in America every year since 2009 (2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 ). She has written many articles on issues relating to Judaism and social justice. She has covered topics including Jewish social justice, education, and tzedakah. Since March 2010, she has been a columnist for The Forward . Jacobs was born in Boston and grew up in Framingham, Massachusetts where she attended Framingham public schools. She was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 2003 and also earned an MA in Talmud at the same time. She earned an MS in Urban Affairs from Hunter College , CUNY, in 2003, and a BA in Comparative Literature from Columbia University in 1997. She is married to Rabbi Guy Austrian and has two daughters,. She spent the 2009–2010 academic year as a Jerusalem Fellow at Hebrew University of Jerusalem 's Mandel Institute. In 2003, Jacobs—then a rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary—got into a public debate with Rabbi Daniel Gordis . Jacobs wrote an article for the JTS student bulletin in which she critiqued Israel's policies toward Arab neighborhoods in East Jerusalem . The JTS administration censored the article and David Freidenreich, the student editor of the bulletin, quit in protest. Jacobs and Freidenreich distributed around the school a copy of the censored article along with Freidenreich's letter of resignation. Gordis heard about the article and sent an e-mail excoriating Jacobs to his list of several thousand correspondents. Jacobs responded with a public plea for civil dialogue. Gordis sent a follow-up e-mail apologizing for any personal embarrassment he caused, without retracting any of his earlier comments. The Forward . 2006 . The Forward . 2008 .

American rabbi Jill Jacobs (born 1975) is an American Conservative rabbi who serves as the executive director of T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights , formerly Rabbis for Human Rights-North America . This book includes chapters on tzedakah , poverty, health care, housing, labor, criminal justice, and environmental justice in America, seen through a Jewish viewpoint. She has served as the Rabbi in Residence of Jewish Funds for Justice and as the Director of Outreach and Education for Jewish Council on Urban Affairs . Jacobs is also the author of a teshuvah (legal position), passed by the Rabbinical Assembly 's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards that says that Jews should pay their workers a living wage , create dignified workplaces, and hire union workers when possible. She was named to Newsweek' s list of the fifty most influential rabbis in 2009 and 2010; to The Forward newspaper's list of fifty influential American Jews in 2006, 2008, and 2011; and to The Jewish Week ' s list of "thirty-six under thirty-six" in 2008. She was also named to Newsweek ' s list of the 50 Most Influential Rabbis in America in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, and to the Jerusalem Post ’s 2013 list of “Women to Watch.” She has written many articles on issues relating to Judaism and social justice. She has covered topics including Jewish social justice, education, and tzedakah. She is a former columnist for The Forward . A contributor to The Washington Post, Jacobs has written on antisemitism, the Donald Trump administration’s equation of antisemitism with disagreements toward the Israeli government and the funneling of American tax dollars to Israeli "extremist" groups. In 2014, Jacobs was arrested with Rabbis Sharon Kleinbaum and Shai Held, along with Randi Weingarten , the president of the American Federation of Teachers , for blocking traffic to protest a grand jury’s decision not to indict the New York police officer who choked Staten Island resident Eric Garner to death. The Forward . 2006 .

American rabbi (born 1975) Jill Jacobs (born 1975) is an American Conservative rabbi who serves as the executive director of T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights , formerly Rabbis for Human Rights-North America . This book includes chapters on tzedakah , poverty, health care, housing, labor, criminal justice, and environmental justice in America, seen through a Jewish viewpoint. She has served as the Rabbi in Residence of Jewish Funds for Justice and as the Director of Outreach and Education for Jewish Council on Urban Affairs . Jacobs is also the author of a teshuvah (legal position), passed by the Rabbinical Assembly 's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards that says that Jews should pay their workers a living wage , create dignified workplaces, and hire union workers when possible. She was named to Newsweek' s list of the fifty most influential rabbis in 2009 and 2010; to The Forward newspaper's list of fifty influential American Jews in 2006, 2008, and 2011; and to The Jewish Week ' s list of "thirty-six under thirty-six" in 2008. She was also named to Newsweek ' s list of the 50 Most Influential Rabbis in America in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, and to the Jerusalem Post ’s 2013 list of “Women to Watch.” She has written many articles on issues relating to Judaism and social justice. She has covered topics including Jewish social justice, education, and tzedakah. She is a former columnist for The Forward . A contributor to The Washington Post, Jacobs has written on antisemitism, the Donald Trump administration’s equation of antisemitism with disagreements toward the Israeli government and the funneling of American tax dollars to Israeli "extremist" groups. In 2014, Jacobs was arrested with Rabbis Sharon Kleinbaum and Shai Held, along with Randi Weingarten , the president of the American Federation of Teachers , for blocking traffic to protest a grand jury’s decision not to indict the New York police officer who choked Staten Island resident Eric Garner to death. The Forward . 2006 .