Passover meal update from inside
In follow up to our Passover Learning and Action materials, an inside member shares Passover meals provided by Florida Department of Corrections
Passover Learning and Action
Study materials prepared and shared to spur greater attention within Jewish communities
to needs of incarcerated Jews and of others in Canadian and US carceral systems.
Ending Solitary: Updates and Action Links
Updates from US and Canada to support Jewish institutions and organizations in ending solitary confinement by any name.
Nutrition and Religious Diet: Update and Request
This report is one step in gathering resources about current food conditions, particularly for incarcerated individuals attempting to maintain kosher diet.
End Solitary Confinement
Matir Asurim members live and work in the US and Canada. US: End Solitary Confinement
Responding to Extreme Heat Conditions
UPDATED July 11 and July 18 Matir Asurim learned, from inside Florida’s Death Row, that extreme heat conditions are endangering incarcerated people and staff alike. Even “normal” summer temperatures can be damaging to health without cooling measures. The aging UCI facility is not providing adequate cooling to protect the health of those inside. This document … Read more
Meeting and Team News
Check out this month’s organizational news, including some on-going research and rethinking of decision-making process, in Divrei Matir Asurim.
Fringes, Still in the Wilderness
New this month in Torah Explorations: “Still in the Wilderness” — some thoughts on holiness, crowds, and grumbling (Numbers 8 – 18). “What Will We Make Different this Year?” by Jay Stanton, plus more thoughts on “fringes.” READ AND SHARE Divrei Matir Asurim [Matir Asurim Words/Matter]: Follow the links above to read on-line, and/or download … Read more
Numbers, Wilderness, Sinai
Torah Explorations “Matir Asurim Torah Explorations” is part of the new Divrei Matir Asurim: Matir Asurim Words/Matters publication, an experiment from Matir Asurim. The experiment begins with the Book of Numbers. Introduction: The Book of Numbers Bamidbar: In the Wilderness Naso: Take a Census, Lift Up Please read. Discuss. Share. For those who prefer formatted … Read more
General Meeting, Team News, and more
Matir Asurim is experimenting with expanding communications, to make our work and our hopes and our plans easier to access for all interested, and to make input from folks inside and outside easier to incorporate in our decision-making. This Late May edition of the brand new “Divrei Matir Asurim: Matir Asurim Words/Matters” includes summaries of … Read more