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Speaker Adrienne Adams, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, Comptroller Brad Lander and other elected leaders will join event marking the Jewish holiday of Pesach Sheni
NEW YORK – On Thursday May 4 at 6 p.m. ET, Jewish leaders from Tirdof: New York Jewish Clergy for Justice will host New York City elected officials for “Pesach Sheni Tisch for Housing Justice.” To celebrate the little-known Jewish holiday of Pesach Sheni, the group will invite speakers to lead readings, share a holiday meal, and engage in advocacy for housing justice. Elected leaders including Comptroller Brad Lander, Councilmember Alexa Avilés, Speaker Adrienne Adams, and Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine will be in attendance for the celebration, along with community leaders including Pastor Gil Monrose and Rabbi Abby Stein.
The event is organized by Tirdof: New York Jewish Clergy for Justice as part of its inaugural Bayit campaign focused on supporting unhoused individuals. Tirdof is a partnership between T’ruah: A Rabbinic Call for Human Rights and Jews For Racial & Economic Justice (JFREJ Community), which unites Jewish clergy to organize with neighbors and allies for a New York City with freedom, opportunity, and dignity for all.
WHAT: Pesach Sheni Tisch for Housing Justice
WHERE: SAJ — Judaism That Stands for All (15 W 86th St, New York, NY 10024)
WHEN: Thursday, May 4, 6 p.m. Eastern
WHO: Community organizers and Jewish faith leaders, including:
- Adrienne Adams, Speaker of the New York City Council
- Alexa Avilés, New York City Council Member
- Brad Lander, New York City Comptroller
- Mark Levine, Manhattan Borough President
- Members of Tirdof: New York Clergy for Justice
- Pastor Gil Monrose, executive director, NYC Office of Faith-Based and Community Partnerships
- Rabbi Abby Stein, rabbi, author, and activist
- Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann, Rabbi of SAJ – Judaism That Stands for All
Tirdof: New York Jewish Clergy for Justice is a project of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights and Jews For Racial & Economic Justice (JFREJ Community).
About T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights
T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights mobilizes a network of more than 2,300 rabbis and cantors from all streams of Judaism that, together with the Jewish community, act on the Jewish imperative to respect and advance the human rights of all people. Grounded in Torah and our Jewish historical experience and guided by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we call upon Jews to assert Jewish values by raising our voices and taking concrete steps to protect and expand human rights in North America, Israel, and the occupied Palestinian territories.
About Jews For Racial & Economic Justice Community:
JFREJ Community fights to empower communities that face state violence, economic inequity, and structural oppression to govern the resources and systems that affect their lives. JFREJ Community is committed to building a vibrant Jewish Left working for social justice in New York City. JFREJ Community’s sister organization, JFREJ Action, is the home for Jewish New Yorkers organizing with our neighbors and allies to transform New York from a playground for the wealthy few into a real democracy for all of us, free from all forms of racist violence.
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