IfNotNow

https://linktr.ee/ifnotnoworg IF I AM NOT FOR MYSELF, WHO WILL BE FOR ME? We live our Judaism in diverse ways. IF I AM ONLY FOR MYSELF, WHAT AM I? We have chosen.

Every year, our tradition teaches us to remember both the bitterness of slavery and the joy of liberation. We recall the narrow places we’ve left through stories of persecution and resilience, in our own lives and in our people’s history. We carry the imprint of ancestors who struggled for thousands of years to preserve our tradition, who lit candles in the darkness, sang songs in their native ton

gues, built vibrant homes and communities with their neighbors and refused to dwell in despair. We remember the pain and brokenness that accompanied the light, and the sublime art and timeless wisdom that sustained our people in these times. The resilience of our people and our tradition is a gift we pass from generation to generation. We are Ashkenazi, Sephardic, and Mizrahi, secular and religious, queer and Jews of color - each of us using the freedom our people have fought for to decide what being Jewish means for us. The Jewish tradition has flourished across continents and centuries because each generation of Jews has kept its flame alive by adapting and renewing it for their time and place. Today, our generation is called to reinterpret the tradition so that we too may continue the struggle for Jewish liberation in our age, and so that we may pass the tradition onto the next generation. As we were dehumanized by the oppression we faced, we are now dehumanized by that which we are inflicting. Our elders told many of us that because of our history, we should oppose oppression in all the places it lives, whether it preys upon us or others. But generations of American Jews have now watched as Israel enforces its occupation: a system of violence and separation that deprives Palestinians of civil, political and economic rights. We have watched as the leadership of the American Jewish community has, for decades, offered only justification and excuses for the ongoing denial of the basic freedom and dignity to Palestinians. The occupation is a daily nightmare for those who live under it and a moral disaster for those who support and administer it. The sufferings of Jews and Palestinians are not equal or comparable. And yet, they are deeply intertwined. We know that as long as both peoples are caught in a cycle of violence, neither of us will be safe. That as long as as young Israeli men and women are sent into battle every two years, to kill and be killed, we are not free. That so long as Palestinians cannot walk or drive on the same streets as their Israeli neighbors, or live in constant fear that they may not be able to receive adequate medical attention when their families are sick, peace is but a rhetorical mask for injustice. That as long as a fearful American Jewish community ostracizes those who see the Palestinians as human beings, deserving of the same things we wish for ourselves, we cannot live with dignity. The out-of-touch leadership of the American Jewish establishment tells us - young Jews who believe all people should have freedom and dignity - that our values are incompatible with our tradition. They tell us that our commitment to justice must not extend beyond our shores. We know their view of Israel and the Palestinians is shaped by the history of Jewish oppression and Jewish suffering and Jewish death. We also know that those who act as if we are a people without power condemn us to accepting what we cannot accept: that we must always live by the sword, that we will always be hated, that we are condemned to live in conflict for all eternity. Their pain has curdled from fear into hate. We too are scarred by our people’s trauma. Our families are their families, and our grandparents their parents. We understand how trauma has caused some in our community to interpret history to mean that the world is against us. But we interpret our past differently - as a lesson that our freedom cannot be achieved absent the freedom of our neighbors. IF NOT NOW, WHEN? Today, the Jewish community is faced with a choice. Will we choose a Judaism that supports freedom and dignity for all Israelis and Palestinians, or will we let the leadership of the establishment define our tradition as incompatible with our values? Will we continue down the path of isolation and fear that’s destroying the lives of millions of Palestinians and alienating a generation of young Jews? Or, will we create a vibrant Judaism that emerges from the trauma of our past to bring our tradition to life in the present? We are building a Jewish community that recognizes we cannot be free absent the freedom of Palestinians. No longer will our community be used by American politicians and the American public to justify the violation of Palestinian rights. Like those born wandering in the desert, we are rising from our people’s trauma in order to move us toward the ongoing promise of liberation. We will be the generation to transform our community’s support for the occupation into a call for freedom and dignity for all.

06/18/2026

✊🏼 COME FOR ONE, FACE US ALL!

On Sunday, over 150 Midwest Jews and allies gathered outside an Indiana ICE detention facility to demand the release of Salah Sarsour.

Palestinian American lawful permanent resident Salah Sarsour has been detained at the Clay County ICE facility in Brazil, Indiana, since being taken from his home on March 30.

Together with Salah’s family and a broad interfaith coalition, Jews across the Midwest are demanding his release and return to Milwaukee.

A father, grandfather, community leader, and president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque, Salah is being targeted for speaking out for Palestine.

Tell Congress: Demand Salah’s immediate release and oppose attacks on immigrants’ rights freesalah.org/services/takeaction

06/17/2026

⛓️‍💥 FREE SALAH SARSOUR!

Today, Meta disabled the instagram account with no explanation or way to appeal. Are Jews uniting to free a beloved community leader from ICE detention a ”violation of community standards”?

Attempts to censor and repress a broad coalition of Jews standing in solidarity with our neighbors, against ICE terror, will not succeed in silencing us. Our calls to action demand Salah Sarsour’s freedom remain as urgent as ever, only growing louder by the minute.

Palestinian American lawful permanent resident Salah Sarsour has been detained at the Clay County ICE facility in Brazil, Indiana, since being taken from his home on March 30.

Together with Salah’s family and a broad interfaith coalition, Jews across the Midwest are demanding his release and return to Milwaukee.

A father, grandfather, community leader, and president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque, Salah is being targeted for speaking out for Palestine.

Tell Congress: Demand Salah’s immediate release and oppose attacks on immigrants’ rights: freesalah.org/ services/takeaction

06/16/2026

As Jews for Shared Safety, we are proud to support Brad Lander. And, as our Executive Director Morriah Kaplan shared on Sunday, we are so grateful to count him as a card-carrying IfNotNow member.

We were honored to co-sponsor Sunday’s Jewish & Muslim solidarity rally and canvas for Brad. It was thrilling to join our partners, community leaders (including Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani), and HUNDREDS of neighbors to support Brad and our shared vision of a thriving future for all.

Early voting HAS BEGUN for the Democratic primary, and we want to ensure that the true progressive candidate, Brad Lander, wins this election.

06/16/2026

Whether standing up to ICE, teaming up with Zohran to win a NYC for all, or calling for a ceasefire and an end to the genocide in Gaza — Brad Lander is a true mensch in every sense of the word. We are so grateful that he shared why he’s proud of our endorsement.

We were honored to co-sponsor Sunday’s Jewish & Muslim solidarity rally and canvas for Brad. It was thrilling to join our partners, community leaders (including Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani), and HUNDREDS of neighbors to support Brad and our shared vision of a thriving future for all.

Early voting HAS BEGUN for the Democratic primary, and we want to ensure that the true progressive candidate, Brad Lander, wins this election.

06/15/2026

To quote Brad Lander: “This is what Jewish & Muslim solidarity looks like.” 🤗

We were honored to co-sponsor yesterday’s Jewish & Muslim solidarity rally and canvas for Brad. It was thrilling to join our partners, community leaders (including Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani), and HUNDREDS of neighbors to support Brad and our shared vision of a thriving future for all.

Whether standing up to ICE, teaming up with Zohran to win a NYC for all, or calling for a ceasefire and an end to the genocide in Gaza — Brad is a true mensch in every sense of the word. As Jews for Shared Safety, we are proud to support him.

Early voting HAS BEGUN for the Democratic primary, and we want to ensure that the true progressive candidate, Brad Lander, wins this election.

06/12/2026

Real change becomes possible when you become an IfNotNow member 🌱

Lily Greenberg Call explains why you should join her in becoming one today.

Growing our membership of U.S. Jews of all races, generations, identities, and practices is critical to converting our momentum into real, lasting change. Membership seeds our movement for a future rooted in safety, equality, and justice for our neighbors, ourselves, Palestinians, and Israelis.

Become a member: 🔗 innmvmt.org/seedthefuture 🔗

06/12/2026

Earlier this week, IfNotNow hosted a call to discuss our new campaign and our plans to convert our momentum into real, lasting change. We are so grateful to have been joined by IfNotNow leaders and partners, including Sara Sarasohn, Gili Getz, Aden Halpern, and Peter Beinart.

Here Peter Beinart describes the generational transformations underway in the U.S. Jewish community and the promise that IfNotNow’s organizing represents.

Become a member of IfNotNow by making a donation today: 🔗 innmvmt.org/seedthefuture 🔗

06/12/2026

We’re so glad you’re here ❤️‍🔥 Ready to get involved?

Join an upcoming IfNotNow Welcome Call: June 25!

On these calls, we’ll help you get oriented to our movement’s strategy, structure and principles and get plugged into our local and national organizing teams to build the Jewish future rooted in solidarity against fascism.

Register for a call at 🔗 innmvmt.org/welcomecall 🔗 - see you there!

06/10/2026

Have you gotten your Official, hand-printed IfNotNow Member Card yet? .lander has 👀

When you make a donation to become an IfNotNow Member, we’ll send you your very own Card so you can show off your pride in the movement – but what else becomes possible? 🌱

Growing our membership of U.S. Jews of all races, generations, identities, and practices is critical to converting our momentum into real, lasting change. Membership seeds our movement for a future rooted in safety, equality, and justice for our neighbors, ourselves, Palestinians, and Israelis.

Only FIVE days left to get your very own IfNotNow Member Card: 🔗 innmvmt.org/seedthefuture 🔗 – or 🗣️ comment FUTURE 🗣️ to get the link directly in your DMs!

06/09/2026

Last month IfNotNow kicked off our new campaign “The Jewish Future Demands Not Another Bomb” with a communal conversation about blocking U.S. weapons to Israel.

Speakers included Nadav David, Community Safety Campaign Organizer, along with IfNotNow’s Executive Director Morriah Kaplan, Democratic nominee for Illinois’s 9th Congressional District .biss, Co-founder Kohenet Shoshana A Brown, and Executive Director, Leah Greenberg.

Here explains how the the ADL and Jewish Federations of North America have pushed to silence protesters in the same of Jewish safety, when in reality, repression of civil liberties only puts us in greater danger.

Tell your rep to support the Block the Bombs Act or thank them if they already support it: 🔗 innmvmt.org/blockthebombs 🔗

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