The Jewish community has remained tragically silent about domestic abuse - but many faith leaders are committed to ending violence in our homes and in our families. Clergy provide critical support and healing to families experiencing abuse. It is vital that they advocate for public recognition of the issue, increased funding for victims' services, and healthy relationship education for teens.

As marriage officiants, clergy must provide pre-marital counseling that explores possible abuse within the relationship and insist on pre-nuptial agreements that cover that possibility. And as members of rabbinical courts overseeing Jewish divorces, they must understand that a husband’s refusal to give his wife a get (Jewish divorce) is a form of abuse.

 

Unboxed: Opening Important Conversations - Shabbat Edition is here!


Download JWI’s Misheberach for those Suffering from Domestic Abuse.

(Read about it in eJewishPhilanthropy.)


Watch JWI’s training webinar on new resources developed by the Clergy Task Force and how clergy can best support victims and survivors of intimate partner violence.


Resources

Clergy Guide on Domestic Abuse

Domestic Violence Tipsheet for Clergy

The National Center on Domestic & Sexual Violence in the Jewish Community

Unboxed: Opening Deep Conversations

Prayers & Sermons

Resources for Lifecycle Events

Webinars & Articles

Healthy Relationship Holiday Guides

 

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Interested in joining the Clergy Task Force? Contact David Rosenberg.

Members

(* = co-chair)

Rabbi Joe Black

Temple Emanuel, Denver, CO

Rabbi Aderet Okon Drucker

The Den Collective, Bethesda, MD

Rabbi Marla R. Hornsten*

Temple Israel, West Bloomfield, MI

Rabbi Donna Kirshbaum

Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation, New Hampshire 

Rabbi Ari Lorge

Central Synagogue, New York, NY

Rabbi Mike Moskowitz

Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, New York, NY

Rabbi Joshua Rabin

Astoria Center of Israel, Queens, NY

Rabbi David M. Rosenberg*

Jewish Child and Family Services, Chicago, IL

Rabbi Jonathan Rudnick

Jewish Family Services, Overland Park, KS

Rabbi Susan Shankman

Washington Hebrew Congregation, Washington, DC

Rabbi Andrea Steinberger

Hillel at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Rabbi Uri Topolosky

Kehilat Pardes, Rockville, MD

Rabbi Mikey Hess Webber

Columbia Jewish Center, Columbia, MD


Former Members Include:

Rabbi Richard Address

Philadelphia, PA

Rabbi Rachel Ain

New York, NY

Rabbi Amy Ruth Bolton

New York, NY

Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin

Baltimore, MD

Rabbi Leah Citrin

Raleigh, NC

Rabbi Howard Cohen

Marshfield, MA

Rabbi Mychal Copeland

Stanford, CA

Rabbi Elliot Dorff

Los Angeles, CA

Rabbi Mark Dratch

West Hempstead, NY

Rabbi Sean Gorman

Toronto, ON, Canada

Rabbi Ben Greenberg

New York, NY

Rabbi Susan Grossman

Columbia, MD

Rabbi Richard Hirsh

Wynnewood, PA

Cantor Deborah Jacobson

Palm Harbor, FL

Cantor Deborah Katchko-Gray

Ridgefield, CT

Rabbi Esther Lederman

Washington, DC

Rabbi Diana Monheit

New York, NY

Rabbi Edythe Mencher, LCSW

New York, NY

Rabbi Ron Muroff

Chisuk Emuna Congregation, Harrisburg, PA

Rabbi Steven Reuben, Ph.D.

Kehillat Israel, Pacific Palisades, CA

Rabbi Nicole K. Roberts

Sydney, NSW, Australia

Rabbi H. David Rose

Potomac, MD

Rabbi Elissa Sachs-Kohen

Baltimore, MD

Rabbi Rebecca Sirbu

New York, NY

Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb

Baltimore, MD

Rabbi Seth Winberg

Brandeis Hillel, Waltham, MA

Rabbi Irvin Wise

Cincinnati, OH