Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz

Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz is the founder and president of Uri L'Tzedek, the senior rabbi at Kehilath Israel, the founder and CEO of the Shamayim V’Aretz Institute and is the author of “Jewish Ethics & Social Justice: A Guide for the 21st Century” In 2012 and 2013, Newsweek/The Daily Beast named Rav Shmuly one of the “top 50 rabbis in America”.

News and Politics

A Far Cry from Justice: The Williamsburg Shomrim 5, Taj Patterson & Our Call to Speak Out Against Racism, Homophobia and Hate

By Marjorie Dove Kent and Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz

On Wednesday, five members of the Orthodox security patrol (the Williamsburg Shomrim) were charged with gang assault for the brutal beating of Taj Patterson, a 22-year-old black gay student. This is potentially a step forward, toward accountability. However, it is a far cry from real justice. As leaders of different Jewish social justice organizations, we represent a broad range of Jews, from secular to Orthodox and everyone in between, united in our commitment to social, racial and economic justice — and in our commitment to justice for Taj in this case.

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Damage by Watching: Domestic Drones & Privacy

By Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz

As domestic drones become increasingly common (cheap, too) and more states build them into public safety strategies for law enforcement, we need to think not just about public safety, but about protecting privacy and creating safeguards against abuse.