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Rabbi Jill Jacobs

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CEO of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, author There Shall Be No Needy & Where Justice Dwells. she/her

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It invoked one of the oldest antisemitic ideas in history: blood libel, or the idea that Jews kill non-Jews and use their blood for nefarious religious rituals (most infamously, the idea that Jews would kill Christian children in order to make use of their blood).

'Israel's Friendsgiving' protest at DC train station includes 'Gaza's spilled blood' on the menu - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

"Seldom have we seen such a sickening display of full-throated antisemitism," the local JCRC said.

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November 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM

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T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights

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"If our group had not consisted of American and Israeli rabbis and activists, it is likely that day could have ended with serious injuries or fatalities," T'ruah CEO Rabbi Jill Jacobs wrote. (2/3)

My group of rabbis was helping Palestinian farmers. Israelis pointed guns at us.

(RNS) — If our group had not consisted of American and Israeli rabbis and activists, it is likely that day could have ended with serious injuries or fatalities.

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November 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM

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T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights

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"I want to be sure that in the maelstrom of traumatic loss occurring at the hands of ICE, I don’t become numb to those enduring these horrible experiences. I start by learning two names. It doesn’t feel like enough." (2/2)

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