Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC)
JCRC Mission Statement
The mission of the Dayton Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) is to ensure the growth, resilience, and safety of the Jewish people in our community and nation, Israel, and throughout the world. The JCRC works in collaboration with the greater Dayton community to foster cultural humility and advocate for a just, democratic, and pluralistic mosaic society.
JCRC Commitment
EDUCATE—ADVOCATE—ACT
Principles of Cultural Humility & Jewish Values
Working toward an all-encompassing and inclusive view of the world. Repair the world–תקון עולם—(Mishnah Torah)
- Life-long learning and critical self-reflection
Love your neighbor as yourself– ואהבת לרעך כמוץ—(Leviticus 19:18) - Recognize and change power imbalances within our own organizations and our larger community
Justice, justice you shall pursue– צדק צדק תרדוף—(Deuteronomy 16:20) - Institutional accountability within our own organization and our larger community
Do not stand idly by–לא תעמד על-דם רעך—(Leviticus 19:16)
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Jewish Community Relations Council – Director
Marcy L. Paul, PhD
Phone: 937-401-1541
Email: mpaul@jfgd.net
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Jewish Observer
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