Religious Materials

Here are some helpful resources for Jews who hope to become involved with immigration reform and advocacy. These materials can be incorporated into political, religious, or academic settings to generate great discussions about why the Jewish community must throw its weight behind immigration reform.

Presentations

• Immigration 101: An Introductory Webinar for Immigration Advocates in the Jewish Community. (Powerpoint Presentation)

Jewish Holiday Resources

• Sukkot Guide
• Sukkot Poster
• On This Night: A Reading for Your Seder Before the Telling of the Exodus Story – HIAS (2014)
• We Are All Refugees: A Guide for “Welcoming the Stranger” to Your Seder Table – HIAS (2013)
• A Fesitval of Lights and Liberty – HIAS Pennsylvania (2013)
• Freedom and Justice Seder Passover Haggadah – Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, Chicago, IL (2012)
• Immigrant Roots Immigrant Rights Passover Haggadah – Jews United for Justice, Washington, DC (2012)
• Four Cups, Four Immigrants: Our Story, America’s Story – HIAS Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (2012)
• Passover Seder Insert: Immigration Detention – Rabbi Maralee Gordon, Chicago, IL (2012)
• Immigration Seder Haggadah – Jewish Community Action, St. Paul, MN
• Immigrant Justice/Racial Justice Haggadah Seder Plate Insert – Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, New York, NY
• Passover Supplement – Jewish Funds for Justice, New York, NY
• Passover Seder Insert – Progressive Jewish Alliance, Los Angeles, CA
• Passover Seder Haggadah – Jews United for Justice, Washington, DC
• Immigration Haggadah – Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, Chicago, IL

Sample D’var Torah

• Sample D’var Torah for Rosh Hashanah
• D’var Torah Tzav
• D’var Torah Tezaveh – Jewish Community Action, St. Paul, MN
• Sample D’var Torah on Immigration
• Sample D’var Torah on the DREAM Act

Other

• Jewish Postcard in Support of Immigration Reform
• Jewish Prayers for an Immigration Vigil
• Rabbi Darryl Crystal’s Speech – Relief, Reform, Respect
• We Were Strangers, Too: Immigration Information Guide – Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, Chicago, IL

Contact liza.lieberman@hias.org if you have other materials you would like to add to this website.