Yom HaTzedek

Register here for Yom HaTzedek 5785 (Monday, May 12, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.), an annual occasion to connect with others who take seriously the Jewish call for justice and righteousness, to take stock of what we’ve done in the past year to improve our world, and to recommit in the year ahead. The holiday is a modern take on Pesach Sheini, an ancient holiday that commemorated and invited second chances. According to the Torah, the ancient Israelites who could not make the Passover sacrifice on the 15th of Nisan due to their ritual impurity successfully lobbied for an amendment to the law, enabling them to participate a month later, dubbed Pesach Sheini. Today, we lean into the idea that it is never too late to give to the Common Good.

Yom HaTzedek is a non-partisan observance and does not make assumptions about its participants’ political views. Yet it is safe to say that 2024-25 has been a particularly intense and trying year for Jews  trying to build a world in harmony with our Biblical prophetic vision of peace, justice, and dignity for all people. Whether in the United States, Israel, or around the world, there have been few years when so many people have felt so profoundly thwarted, disappointed, or defeated in one way or another. We will use our gathering to take stock of our efforts of the past — and refocus on our sense of purpose for the future.