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Opinion | Why Jews Must Mobilize to Save America's Democracy
Since America’s founding, our democracy has offered uniquely fertile ground for Jewish life to thrive. For our community, threats to our democracy from toxic polarization and rising political violence are distinctly urgent, real and familiar. This is how we can, and must, organize to protect it
Written By: Aaron Dorfman
I worked the polls, and I renewed my faith
This week my faith in humanity, and my faith in America, was renewed. It wasn’t because of the outcome of the elections. No, my faith was renewed because I served as a poll worker in a local precinct where I live. I remembered that democracy isn’t simply a word or a set of ideas. Ultimately democracy comes down to people softening their hearts in order to live together, to respect and trust one another.
Written by: Josh Feigelson
Jews vote, wait for news and worry over future of democracy
Jewish voters have ranked democracy as a more important electoral concern than the economy
Cancellation Issue Resources
In response to their Cancellation issue, SAPIR Journal was asked about organizations and resources related to promoting more constructive discourse inside and outside Jewish spaces. The list includes A More Perfect Union.
Ahead of Midterms, OneTable Partners with A More Perfect Union to Promote Civic Engagement
New Partnership will encourage participants to host Shabbat dinners and share information on Becoming Poll Volunteers and Monitors for the 2022 Midterm Elections
U.S. Jewish Groups Team Up to Promote Election Integrity This November
The Jewish Partnership for Democracy comes as a national security forum says religious leaders will have a key role to play during and after the midterms
$2 million initiative aims to recruit more Jewish poll workers
‘We operate under the assumption that democracy is fragile,’ said Aaron Dorfman, the executive director of the project
Opinion | A clear path to strengthen American democracy
Democracy is inherently fragile, and it is confronting its greatest challenges in generations, both in the United States and globally. In fact, after decades of steady democratic expansion around the world, 2021 represented the 15th consecutive year in which democracy has been in global retreat.
Written By: Aaron Dorfman