More than 50 years after the first Freedom Seder wove Jewish ritual with the Black freedom struggle, over 200 leaders and community members gathered at Stephen Wise Temple in Los Angeles to carry that legacy forward. Co-hosted by Van Jones, Amanda Berman, Greater Zion Church of Compton, Stephen Wise Temple, Zioness, and Deborah Marcus, this …
The 2025 Freedom Seder LA, hosted by Zioness Movement and a coalition of prominent Black, Jewish, and Black-Jewish leaders, brought over 200 changemakers together for an evening of shared ritual, relationship-building, and liberation-focused dialogue. Rooted in the traditions of Passover and the story of Exodus, the event created space for emotional and strategic connection at …
The Washington D.C. Zioness chapter joined Jewish advocates outside the Supreme Court this week to stand up for patient rights and religious freedom as the Court hears Medina v. Planned Parenthood. The case centers on a disturbing allegation that a Jewish patient was denied religious accommodations while receiving medical care — a chilling reminder that …
Zioness Founder and Executive Director Amanda Berman published a widely shared Op-Ed in The Forward addressing the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil — a Palestinian activist with alleged ties to virulently antisemitic rhetoric — and the dangerous false choice it presents between Jewish safety and democratic values. In the piece, Amanda underscores a core Zioness conviction: …
Zioness was acknowledged in the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) for our stance on the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil. While we vehemently oppose Khalil’s history of antisemitic rhetoric, we firmly believe that his detention by ICE raises serious concerns about civil liberties and the misuse of immigration enforcement to target political dissent. As a movement committed …
