Tzedek Committee: Home for Good Campaign

Mount Zion's Tzedek committee is partnering with JCA to support The Home for Good Campaign --a campaign to expand the Work Release Program for low-risk folks experiencing incarceration.  Work Release has been shown to significantly reduce both recidivism and homelessness.  The … Continue reading »

Tzedek Retreat

at the Hallie Q. Brown Community Center (270 N. Kent Street, St. Paul, 55102) Lunch provided Please join us for a Tzedek Committee Retreat. This event provides an opportunity to review our mission and vision, consider how we can contribute … Continue reading »

Food for Thought with Jonathan Palmer

Rondo and Reparations: The Black and Jewish Communities’ Histories in our Neighborhood At Mount Zion and via Zoom. The neighborhoods north and south of Rondo Avenue, extending south into today’s Summit-University neighborhood and north to University Avenue, were always diverse … Continue reading »

Climate Action Legislation and Advocacy in 2024

Join the Tzedek Committee and Climate Action Group to hear from Juventino Meza of Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light. Juventino will give an overview of the legislative session and talk about climate action legislation to support. This is your opportunity … Continue reading »

Climate Action Resource Fair

Text Study on Judaism and Ecology: 9:15-10:00 - What Does Jewish Tradition Say About Caring For The Earth? Fair: 10:00 – 12:30  Get plans for your pollinator garden; test your knowledge about the climate crisis; find new ways you can … Continue reading »

Letter-Writing to Political Prisoners

Ellen Kennedy, Mount Zion member and Executive Director of World Without Genocide, is invigorating Mount Zion's Tzedek work. Last Fall, Mount Zion and World Without Genocide co-sponsored an evening of writing letters to political prisoners. These events affirm our democratic … Continue reading »