A Jewish voice for peace since 1941. The Jewish Peace Fellowship draws on the deepest currents of Jewish tradition to oppose war, resist militarism, and pursue a just and lasting peace.
We are an interdenominational fellowship of Jews — and friends of other faiths — who believe the teachings of Judaism summon us to active nonviolence. These are the convictions that guide everything we do.
We are commanded not only to love peace, but to pursue it — to run after it as one runs to overtake a fleeing debtor.
Midrash · Bamidbar Rabbah
What we stand for
- Opposing War We reject war and violence as instruments of policy, and the glorification of military solutions to human conflict.
- Israel–Palestine Peace We work for reconciliation and a just, lasting peace for Israelis and Palestinians alike.
- Resisting Militarism We resist militarism in all its forms and pursue the nonviolent alternatives rooted in Jewish tradition.
Voices of Our Teachers
The peacemakers whose example we carry
A. J. Heschel
Martin Buber
Leo Baeck
Albert Einstein