Uri L'Tzedek

Uri L’Tzedek is an Orthodox social justice organization guided by Torah values and dedicated to combating suffering and oppression. Through community-based education, leadership development, and action, Uri L’Tzedek creates discourse, inspires leaders, and empowers the Jewish community towards creating a more just world.

I. Education

Since its launch, Uri L’Tzedek has positioned itself as a thought leader in the Jewish community. Our social justice education programs convene Jewish educators, scholars, and cutting-edge activists to create a new hermeneutic that integrates traditional textual study and contemporary social needs.

Uri L’Tzedek currently publishes a series of supplements and publications that tie Jewish wisdom into our business lives, our daily lives, and the rhythm of the Jewish calendar year. All of our publications can be found under our Learn tab.

II. Leadership Development

Uri L’Tzedek has created different fellowships that train emerging adults with the skills necessary to become community organizers, social entrepreneurs, and change-agents. The Uri L’Tzedek Summer Fellowship is a transformative leadership program that combines innovative social activism with leadership development and Torah, while the semester-long Amos Fellowship is a unique opportunity to take leadership roles in social justice campaigns. More info on our fellowships can be found under the Leadership Development menu.

III. Action

The Tav HaYosher, Uri L’Tzedek’s ethical seal for kosher restaurants, weaves advocacy for worker rights with kashrut in a manner that creates a new paradigm for ethical living, empowers lay leaders to become social justice advocates, and initiates a dialogue about the effects of consumption, globalization, and community in the Jewish public sphere.

Uri L’Tzedek’s leadership has led a community-wide advocacy campaign on behalf of workers exploited and unjustly fired by Satmar-owned Flaum’s Appetizing, which has created immense pressure for their management to agree to an equitable agreement.