Who We Are

The Jewish Justice Centre is a new organisation that uses a method called community organising to do two things - build stronger, relationship centred Jewish communities that have higher rates of participation and meaning, and support those communities to act for justice across lines of religion, race and class.

We are for people who want their synagogues or communities to be both vibrant and powerful: not made up of atomised individuals paying a fee for service; not one where people sit back and expect their leadership to “do Jewish” for them; and not one where the same old members get more and more burnt out all the while complaining about those who haven’t got involved.

We are also for people who are motivated by the Jewish principle of tikkun olam – that it is our responsibility to partner with God in repairing the world. It is for those who maybe already have been involved in service projects such as night shelters and drop in centres and who want to think about how synagogues can do and be more of a force for good in the local community – and how tikkun olam can be a greater role in their community’s Judaism.

We’re for people who want to go beyond good intentions to really make an impact.