Trafficking

A Human Being is Not for Sale!

We, the undersigned, represent a coalition of Rabbis and Rabbinical students of all denominations, deeply committed to Jewish moral values and to the State of Israel.

Jewish Communal Response to Human Trafficking

From JEWSCHOOL

The organized Jewish community in the U.S. — as well as in other countries, including Israel — has taken on the challenge of responding to the scourge of Human Trafficking.

Prostitution in the Land of the Maccabees: Trafficking in Women in Israel

By CHARLOTTE HONIGMAN-SMITH

In a country where women are bought and sold, all women will be seen as things, not people. Is sisterhood really powerful? Can your synagogue Sisterhood be powerful?

Task Force on Human Trafficking

Atzum, an organization in Israel that empowers social justice projects to assist those severely disadvantaged by inadequate access to Israeli public protection or private concern, has established a Task Force on Human Trafficking (TFHT). The Task Force recently launched a new website that provides information on what you can do about this violation of basic human rights.

Trafficking in Women: One Rabbi Speaks Out

By RABBI ELLEN LIPPMANN

Around the world, between 700,000 and 2 million women and children are trafficked each year – bought, sold, and transported across national borders to become sweatshop laborers, agricultural slaves, and prostitutes.