Dear friend,

Brit Tzedek's grassroots movement is mobilizing on behalf of the many elected officials who are aggressively pursuing peace between Israelis and Palestinians.  We are organizing support for the Obama Administration as well as for Congressional initiatives and individual Congress members who take courageous stands.  Recently, we organized constituent thank you letter campaigns for Senator John Kerry (D-MA) and Reps. Brian Baird (D-WA), Keith Ellison (D-MN), and Rush Holt (D-NJ) for their fact-finding missions to Gaza.

In the coming months, Brit Tzedek's expertise in grassroots organizing will be needed more than ever to maintain the forward momentum. Will you join us?

According to our records, you have not yet supported our work financially, and this is what we are asking you to do now. Please make a membership donation today and support our efforts.

What does your membership fund?

Membership dues form the backbone of financial support for all of Brit Tzedek's work. Approximately one half of the organization's overall budget comes from contributions from our individual members (the rest is from a small number of major donors and foundations).

What do these dues cover?

• Operating nearly 40 local chapters including the cost of rental space for events, advertising, photo-copying, postage for our newsletters, etc. (All labor at the chapter level is volunteer so there are no chapter-level personnel costs). Click here to join Brit Tzedek and support your chapter and all the others around the country.


• Reaching out to the rabbis and cantors in your area and around the country, to build and grow our 1600 plus rabbinic network, with members across all the denominations of Judaism. They initiate campaigns, bring Brit Tzedek programs to their synagogues, and produce original peace-oriented materials. Click here to support the important work of our esteemed Rabbinic Cabinet.


• Bringing leading Israeli, Palestinian and U.S. speakers to your community and around the country, and producing innovative national conferences. Last year, over 140 activists from around the country participated, including many young adults supported by scholarships paid by the annual dues of activists just like you. Click here to support our tours and conferences.


• Working tirelessly on a daily basis in Washington to influence policy and provide the needed Jewish voices to support the encouraging new initiatives now underway. Click here to help support our stellar DC team.


• Communicating with you through our website, electronic, and postal mailings, providing you with timely updates on late breaking news and analysis, and with detailed resources that educate and activate the Jewish community around the country about our quest for peace. Click here to support our crisp, professional communications to you and all of our 45,000 other supporters.


• Paying the salaries of our small, dedicated and hard-working staff. Click here to help pay our tirelessly working staff.


• Covering the rent for our offices in Chicago and Washington, DC, which serve as the hubs from which all the efforts described above emanate. Click here to help cover costs of our modest offices.

In other words, dues are the vital lifeblood of the organization -- both for the chapters, including your own, and for the national organization.  Joining Brit Tzedek is a significant way to support the organizational efforts to bring about a two-state resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Click here now.

Won't you join us today? Click here now so we can show President Obama that American Jews expect serious action to bring about a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

In peace and friendship,

Donna Spiegelman
Chair, National Membership and Outreach Committee

Brit Tzedek v'Shalom, The Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace
11 E. Adams Street, Suite 707
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: (312) 341-1205
Fax: (312) 341-1206
info@btvshalom.org
www.btvshalom.org

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