RHR-NA: Is Your Rabbi a Human Rights Hero?
Rabbis for Human Rights-North America is searching for rabbis who are human rights heroes. Is your rabbi the one? If so, nominate your rabbi as a human rights hero! Active community members from all over North America are invited to nominate their rabbi as a human rights hero. Two rabbis will be selected to be honored in person at the RHR-NA celebration on December 8, 2011 in New York City, as a guest of RHR-NA. Click here for more information and nomination forms.
What does it mean to be a Human Rights Hero?
Rabbis for Human Rights-North America is searching for rabbis who are human rights heroes. Is your rabbi the one? If so, nominate your rabbi as a human rights hero! Active community members from all over North America are invited to nominate their rabbi as a human rights hero. Two rabbis will be selected to be honored in person at the RHR-NA celebration on December 8, 2011 in New York City, as a guest of RHR-NA. Click here for more information and nomination forms.
What does it mean to be a Human Rights Hero?
Nominated rabbis will be leaders in promoting human rights within their communities in North America and/or Israel and the Palestinian territories. They are strongly committed to working towards the dignity and worth of every single person in society, consistent with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the Jewish belief that every person is a creation in the divine image.
Who is eligible to be nominated as a Human Rights Hero?
Who is eligible to be nominated as a Human Rights Hero?
To be eligible, rabbis should work within a Jewish community setting, such as in a synagogue, school, camp, JCC or other related organization. Rabbis must live and work in North America. Rabbis who work full-time for social justice or human rights organizations are not eligible. Rabbis for Human Rights-North America board members and staff members are not eligible. The two winners must be available to attend the celebration in New York City on December 8, 2011, as a guest of RHR-NA.
Who is eligible to nominate a rabbi?
Who is eligible to nominate a rabbi?
Nominators must consider themselves members of the nominated rabbi's community. A nominator may be a synagogue member, a student, a parent of a student or camper, a JCC member, or someone who participates regularly in activities organized by the rabbi's community. Nominators may not be staff members of the rabbi's community. Self-nominations will not be considered.
How do I nominate my rabbi?
How do I nominate my rabbi?
To nominate your rabbi, please fill out the following form and write a brief statement (250-300 words) about why your rabbi is a human rights hero. Please include the names and e-mail addresses for two additional members of your rabbi's community who would be willing to submit supporting recommendation letters. Those individuals will receive an e-mail from RHR-NA inviting them complete an online recommendation form.
Once your nomination has been processed, you will receive a confirmation e-mail.
Once your nomination has been processed, you will receive a confirmation e-mail.
How will rabbis be selected?
A selection committee has been formed to review all nominations and pick our two winning rabbis. Five distinguished rabbis make up the selection committee: Rabbi Peter Rubinstein in New York, NY; Rabbi Amy Eilberg in Mendota Heights, Minnesota; Rabbi Will Berkovitz in Seattle, Washington; Rabbi Aaron Levy in Toronto, Canada; and Rabbi Andrea London in Chicago, Illinois. Please do not contact selection committee members regarding this program. We choose to disclose this information so that the selection process is clear; any emails sent to the selection committee members will be deleted without review. Thank you for respecting this request.
All applications, complete with supporting letters, must be received by Wednesday, August 24, 2011, by 7:00pm EST.
All applications, complete with supporting letters, must be received by Wednesday, August 24, 2011, by 7:00pm EST.
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