Sukkot and Housing Justice

On Friday, Oct. 18, from 7:30-9 p.m., Or Emet will host a Shabbat service led by Rabbi Eva Cohen, followed by a program and social time. The evening’s events will take place at the Minnesota JCC Sabes Center Minneapolis, 4330 S. Cedar Lake Road, Minneapolis.

Following the service, Beth Gendler, executive director of Jewish Community Action, an organization that provides a powerful Jewish voice in Minnesota’s movement for economic, racial and social justice, will present “Shelter of Justice: Sukkot and the Fight for Democracy and Housing Justice.”

Gendler will discuss how Sukkot, housing justice and the fight for a multifaith, multiracial democracy are all related. She also will talk about the work JCA is doing with its partners to support renters and to ensure that their voices are centered in the existential fight for democracy. 

Prior to joining JCA in 2022, Gendler served as executive director of The National Council of Jewish Women Minnesota, where she developed the Muslim & Jewish Women of Minnesota policy collaborative, the Courts Matter Minnesota Coalition, the Periods Happen menstrual equity initiative and the Rapid Response Emergency Fund. 

Those who cannot attend in person may join over Zoom. Please register in advance here. 

Or Emet is a secular congregation celebrating and honoring Jewish culture, history and values from a humanistic, inclusive perspective. For more information about Or Emet, email [email protected] or visit oremet.org.