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.
This report is one step in gathering resources about current food conditions, particularly for incarcerated individuals attempting to maintain kosher diet.
Matir Asurim members live and work in the US and Canada. US: End Solitary Confinement
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…
Check out this month’s organizational news, including some on-going research and rethinking of decision-making process, in Divrei Matir Asurim.
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…
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…
Matir Asurim was highlighted in a “Jewish Currents” publication earlier this year. Author Aviva Stahl notes lack of attention to “lived experience of incarcerated Jews…even within the most progressive Jewish communities.” She describes long-standing resources for (some) incarcerated Jews, adding that “queer and trans people or people of color…struggled to find any resources to support…
If you’re in creating Jewish communities across and beyond prison walls, resourcing and supporting incarcerated Jews, and organizing for a world without prisons, join Matir Asurim for a new member orientation, to find out about our work and organizing model, and how you can get involved. RSVP for Zoom Link We will have live captioning…
Join Matir Asurim on Sunday December 11 at 5pm EST/2pm PST for a penpal training! This session will include information about our guiding principles, structure, and some reflection time on penpal relationships. Register Here