This was such a powerful hearing. Please read the full thread and if you live in Maryland, take action now!

Our Advocacy and Partnerships Co-Chair @joannasilver73.bsky.social spoke with @therealnews.com about Break the Bonds legislation in the Maryland General Assembly ⬇️

Last week, the Montgomery County Jewish Collective was invited to attend the ceremonial unveiling of a plaque honoring Delegate Thomas Kennedy and the 200th Anniversary of the passage of the “Jew Bill,” a constitutional amendment passed in 1826 that allowed Jews to hold public office in Maryland.

I often learn a lot when I listen to @peterbeinart.bsky.social, but this episode was particularly enlightening. open.substack.com/pub/peterbei...

MCJC was honored to be a part of the Muslim Community Center's Interfaith Iftar this weekend. Thank you so much for the invitation and welcome!

An incredibly thoughtful and moving read. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

MCJC joined 100s of Jews at ICE headquarters to protest its inhumane practices. We weren't quiet about the connections between repression and occupation in the US and Palestine; a message (almost uniformly) warmly received by other attendees. Credit to @rabbis4ceasefire.bsky.social for the sign.

Happy New Year! We’ve had a busy end of the year and want to share all of our recent work. 1. Our letter of support for @vanhollen.senate.gov has reached over 600 signatures including former MD Attorney General Brian Frosh.

@thehill.com recently covered our Jewish community letter of support for Senator Van Hollen amid attacks from the JCRC for Sen. Van Hollen’s record of supporting Palestinian human rights. Our letter now has over 600 signatures from Jewish Marylanders. Read the article: thehill.com/opinion/whit...

This was such a meaningful celebration at the end of our first year as an organization. If you live in MoCo and are looking for a Jewish communal and/or activist space that centers collective liberation without Zionism, please check us out!

So much good stuff in here. One of the most thoughtful and hopeful pieces I've read in awhile.

Powerful and hopeful piece in @jewishcurrents.bsky.social

Thanks to everyone who has signed so far. Please keep signing, it's not too late!

Recommended Thanksgiving listening. www.democracynow.org/2025/11/27/i...

He was charged with throwing objects at a moving vehicle www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

In case that ridiculous women-hating garbage they published this week wasn’t enough to get you off the times.

For my Jewish friends: www.bendthearc.us/reject_adl_m...

In a time of ever-present bad news, it is delightful to have a several day run of good news: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

I can't get enough of this local legend.

"...in fact, despite their distinct views about Israel, the dynamics that made older Jewish Democrats initially skeptical of Obama are the same that make you and your congregants skeptical of Mamdani....

MCJC Member Adina Cohen has filed a civil rights complaint after Club Pilates North Bethesda banned her for wearing shirts with messages like “Jews Say Ceasefire Now.” Read the press release from CAIR ⬇️ www.cair.com/press_releas...

Please take a minute to check out what one of our state legislators is up to.....

What the F basically sums up the entire state of affairs at the moment, this being the latest bit of icing on the authoritarian cake.

Friends, as we approach Yom Kippur and you consider how you can make Teshuvah this year; in particular how you can take collective responsibility for our community's wrongdoings, I'd encourage you to consider this. givebutter.com/FoodAidTzeda...

Outrageous

Grateful, once again, to @vanhollen.senate.gov for doing the right thing, even when (and especially when) the powers that be refuse to.

Well this is terrifying. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

An update on this: the Maryland State Department of Education has reversed course and will not implement changes to remove mentions of Palestine in the state curriculum. Read more in CAIR’s press release: www.cair.com/press_releas...

"I would suggest that it is the Washington Jewish Week editorial board, not I, who has applied a double standard." Thank you @vanhollen.senate.gov for refusing to be bullied and for continuing to speak and vote with your conscience.

I have done a lot of pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesting over the past two years and the only times I've ever felt threatened and unsafe was when doing it here in Montgomery County.

Can you send a letter to the State Superintendent and Maryland Board of Education asking them to reverse these revisions and include Arab and Muslim voices in the process? Use this action alert from CAIR & the Imam Network: actionnetwork.org/letters/act-...

@peterbeinart.bsky.social articulates and supports exactly what I've been thinking: it is politically and even morally wise to welcome those who come late to the game, but equally important is recognizing those who were there all along and who history has proven right, both morally and factually.

This is so completely fucked up. No DEI efforts except for Jewish students; blatant anti-trans discrimination required.

This vote is tonight - please call your Senators now.

We hope other organizations will do the same!

Amazing - mondoweiss.net/2025/07/the-...

Guys: this is my super talented friend (esp. when it comes to fonts..) @bshaykin.bsky.social! Help him help @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social win over the Upper West Side.

Scary scary shit.

Finally had a chance to hang with team Tiffany Kelly for Gaithersburg City Mayor!

MCJC members joined the powerful Jewish Voice for Peace Stop Starving Gaza action in Washington, DC, last night. Jews say: Stop starving Gaza Never again is NOW!

Hoping that this victory will give politicians in other democratic strongholds with vocal Jewish constituencies the confidence to speak out for Palestinian justice! I'm looking at you Montgomery County, MD! www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/n...

A little love and electoral advice for my friends in NYC....

Highly recommend folks take advantage of this offer - JC is such an amazing resource.

🚨 ACTION FOR GAZA: FRIDAY JUNE 27! 🚨 On Friday June 27th at 6 pm, join Jews, Palestinians, and others committed to Palestinian solidarity in Columbus Circle in downtown DC as we observe Shabbat and call on Congress to STOP STARVING GAZA. Please RSVP at bit.ly/shabbatforgaza

Finally read this - would highly recommend.

Please write to Raskin now and if you’re Jewish you can modify the letter to let him know.

Israel is using the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to condense Palestinians into increasingly narrow enclaves, forcing displacement through need. We are witnessing the rise of a new humanitarianism where aid sites double as kill zones. mondoweiss.net/2025/05/the-...

What a beautiful morning! Thanks to everyone who donated!