Educational Resources
Whether through Jewish sources, holiday celebrations, or generally building your understanding of refugee issues, we hope you find these resources meaningful and useful.
Resources for Jewish Holidays
Sukkot
Each year, we recreate the huts in which our Israelite ancestors found refuge after escaping slavery in Egypt and wandering in the desert for 40 years. Sukkot allows us time to recognize our own fragility and reminds us that, for so many, shelter remains impermanent.
Passover
On this holiday when we remember the Jewish people’s journey to freedom, we know that our freedom is inextricable from those of all others fleeing from violence and toward safety. The HIAS Haggadah is full of readings and stories which connect the foundational liberation story of the Jewish people with the reality of the refugee experience in the 21st century.
The High Holidays
Every High Holiday season, join HIAS in working to create a more just world in which refugees and asylum seekers can rebuild their lives in safety and with dignity. Through our shared values of welcome, justice, empathy, partnership, courage, and resilience, we welcome the stranger and protect the refugee.
Calendar
Check all the important dates for your Jewish and refugee year, or download our calendar, so you have them all to hand.
More Resources
Nov 13, 2022
Refugee Torah
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Nov 13, 2022
“For you were strangers in the land of Egypt” Peoplehood Papers 19
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Rosie and Warda Children’s Book
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