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Beth Schmillen

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9/18/2007 9:45:56 AM


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Dear Beth,

On Sukkot, many of us invite ushpizin -- honored guests, both living and dead -- into our sukkah. During this period of vicious anti-immigrant rhetoric and raids, too often immigrants are viewed with suspicion rather than treated like guests to be honored. 

We hope that you will join with individuals and institutions across the United States in extending a welcome to the immigrants who care for our children and aging relatives, work in our synagogues and schools, and add to the cultural and economic life of our communities.  On Sukkot, when we remember the experience of being gerim -- sojourners without a permanent home -- we commit ourselves to helping others to find permanent homes for their own families.

To help us build sukkot that demonstrate our desire to welcome immigrant communities, the Jewish Task force for Comprehensive Immigration Reform has created a special poster.  We hope that you will place this poster in your personal or institutional sukkot as a sign of your commitment to making America a safe place for immigrants.

This poster is available for purchase at www.cafepress.com/jewishjustice.  Three sizes are available, in prices ranging from $6 to $18. Order soon to ensure delivery before the holiday begins next week. Click here to read the poster's text

For more information about immigration and Jewish perspectives on immigration, please visit our online resource center.  There, you will find immigration fact sheets, time lines, text studies and divrei torah. 

Best wishes for a wonderful and meaningful Sukkot.

Chag Sameach!

 

Rabbi Jill Jacobs

(on behalf of)
The Jewish Task force for Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Jewish Funds for Justice and Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (co-conveners)
Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action (Boston)
Jewish Community Action (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
Jewish Council for Urban Affairs (Chicago)
Jewish Council on Public Affairs
Jewish Labor Committee
Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (New York)
Jews United for Justice (DC)
National Council of Jewish Women
Progressive Jewish Alliance (California)
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
Shalom Center
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Workmen's Circle/Arbeiter Ring


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Beth Schmillen

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Re: Something of Importance....
9/18/2007 9:53:43 AM
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What's At Stake?

Sukkot Immigration Pledge

The text on the Sukkot Immigration Poster is as follows:

Are our doors still open? 

In the first part of the twentieth century, open immigration policies enabled many of our families to start a new life in America.  Today, millions of immigrants still come to the United States in search of economic security and a better life for themselves and their families.  But the virtual impossibility of gaining legal entry into the United States has forced much of the immigrant population into the shadows.  These immigrants care for our children and aging parents, build our homes, and enrich the cultural and civic life of this country. Are we willing to reopen our doors? 

Jewish Task Force for Comprehensive Immigration Reform:

Jewish Funds for Justice and Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (co-conveners)

Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action (Boston)  
Jewish Community Action (Minneapolis/St. Paul)  
Jewish Council for Urban Affairs (Chicago) 
Jewish Council on Public Affairs 
Jewish Labor Committee 
Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (New York) 
Jews United for Justice (DC) 
National Council of Jewish Women  
Progressive Jewish Alliance (California) 
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism  
Shalom Center 
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism 
Workmen's Circle/Arbeiter Ring


To learn more about these issues, visit our online resource center.

 

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