(Jewish Group) Marching for immigration

[Behind the Aegis]

(THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUP! RESPECT!!)

When 1,500 people marched through San Diego last week to protest the Trump administration’s immigration policies, Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster of Teaneck was among them.

Rabbi Kahn-Troster is the deputy director of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights. She led a group of two dozen rabbis and cantors from across the country that joined the march.

The next day, she took her delegation to Tijuana, Mexico, touring migrant centers with the help of HIAS, the immigration agency formerly known as the Hebrew Immigration Aid Society.

The march in San Diego was organized by Mijente, a Latino organization whose name means “my people.” “We were there for support,” Rabbi Kahn-Troster said. “It was unusual for rabbis and cantors who are used to being in front and giving the speeches.”

Truah gathered with other Jewish groups — including Bend the Arc, Jews For Racial and Economic Justice, and If Not Now — before the march for Shacharit services. All told, the Jewish delegation was more than 100 people. It was the largest religious group at the march.

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