WHETHER YOU WANT:
A simple one-time task...
To be involved on an ongoing basis...
Or something in between...
There are many ways to engage in Barnert’s Social Justice work.
Our Work is Guided by Our Core Values:
REPAIR OUR WORLD Tikkun Olam
ACTION Asah
COMPASSION Rachamim
STRENGTH Gevurah
LOVING KINDNESS Chesed
JUSTICE Tzedek
LEARNING Limud
Justice is Achieved through ACTION & ADVOCACY.
SOCIAL ACTION
We have strong relationships with the organizations below.
Click an image to learn more about our partners, or reach out to one of our committee chairs to learn about getting involved (contact information below).
ADVOCACY
Our advocacy work is guided by The Religious Action Center (the RAC), the lobbying arm of the URJ and the CCAR, and our state chapter, the RAC-NJ. For more than six decades, the RAC has worked to educate, inspire, and mobilize the Reform Jewish community to advocate for social justice.
Click an image to learn more about our partners, or reach out to one of our committee chairs to learn about getting involved (contact information below).
In conjunction with The RAC, we learn together and advocate for:
Anti-Racism
Antisemitism
LGBTQQIP2SAA
Reproductive Rights
School Integration
The Environment
Voting
SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERSHIP
- Sarah Docktor
Co-Chair, Social Justice Committee
sarahdocktor@gmail.com
- Emily Zicherman
Co-Chair, Social Justice Committee
emily.zicherman@gmail.com
- Amy Lynn
Chair, Social Action Sub-Committe
amymlynn@barnerttemple.org
- Lisa Dugal
Chair, Advocacy Sub-Committee
lisadugal@barnerttemple.org
