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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty

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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 2h
In light of the recent announcement of a public military execution, we invite you to read L’chaim’s essay in the following volume, available for free online here: spsmw.org/wp-content/u... May the killings END.
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 8h
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 18h
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Reflections on this third anniversary of October 7th, 2023. May we NEVER forget. May the killings END. lchaimjewsagainstthedeathpenalty.substack.com/p/sukkot-and...
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Opposing the Death Penalty for the Perpetrator of the flydubbai Terror Attack
Life-saving efforts should not be met with death.
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Our latest Op-Ed in the Jerusalem Post: www.jpost.com/opinion/arti...
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here are some pre-Sukkot reflections that T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights published today:   truah.org/resource-typ... Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sukkot Sameakh!
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Please sign and share this petition against the death penalty in Israel. Thank you. act.zazim.org.il/petitions/fd...
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לא לחוק המוות!
למה זה חשוב? אם לא נפעל עכשיו - אנחנו שותפות ושותפים להקמת מדינת חבל התליה של בן-גביר. הצעת חוק עונש המוות שהוא מקדם תחול בגדה על פלסטיני שרצח ישראלי כעונש חובה וללא אפשרות להקלה. ההצעה נוסחה בקפידה ...
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Iran:
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𝚼𝖆𝖑𝖉𝖆 @yal-da.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
#Urgent Execution Alert #Alireza_Sepahi, a 25-year-old protester sentenced to death, faces imminent execution after being transferred to solitary confinement in Isfahan Central Prison. Please speak up for him using whatever means you have.
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
May we all be inscribed BaSefer HaChayyim - the Book of LIFE - in the new year 5787 and beyond. L’shanah Tovah Um’tukah from the thousands of members of L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty from across the USA, Israel and the world! Please join us here: www.facebook.com/share/g/1DNk...
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Egypt: If this bothers you, please join the thousands of members of our group “L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty” from across the USA, Israel and the world by clicking on this hyperlink: www.facebook.com/share/g/1CJ8... Link to article: archive.today/uyn95
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Tennessee: “Death should never be the answer in a civilized society.” - Death penalty abolitionist Elie Wiesel, Z’L (1928-2016) Link to full article here: archive.today/tgtVr
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𝚼𝖆𝖑𝖉𝖆 @yal-da.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Children killed by Iran's regime during January 2026 uprising 12 — Taha Hoshyar 12 — Amir Abbas Amini 13 — Javad Kazemi 14 — Sam Soheibat-Zadeh 15 — Benyamin Mohammadi 16 — Ali Mehri 16 — Ali Nouri 15 — Jabbar Panahi 17 — Mohammad Nouri 17 — Abolfazl Paydar
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Our latest op-ed at the Jerusalem Post was just republished online here. Link without paywall: archive.today/ZNibE
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Our op-ed in today’s Jerusalem Post. May it help to open and change hearts and minds: Link without paywall: archive.today/FzVRD
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
We just surpassed our latest milestone of over 5,000 members from across Israel and the world. If you wish to join our movement, please do so at this link: www.facebook.com/share/g/18D2... “Death should never be the answer in a civilized society.” - Death penalty abolitionist Elie Wiesel, Z’L.
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
There is another execution today in the USA. If this bothers you, please join the thousands of members of our group from across Israel and the world. Thank you. “Death should never be the answer in a civilized society.” - Death penalty abolitionist Elie Wiesel, Z’L Link: archive.today/i4yWW
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𝚼𝖆𝖑𝖉𝖆 @yal-da.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The catastrophic human rights situation in Iran requires urgent action. 3 other prisoners executed yesterday
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
If you agree, please join the thousands of members of L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty from across Israel and the world. Thank you. Link to recording and text of sermon: archive.today/mqMje
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Iran:
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𝚼𝖆𝖑𝖉𝖆 @yal-da.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Zeinab (Sahar) Fard, 37, a former Iranian women's taekwondo champion and sports coach, had won the Tehran championship and the national runner-up title in sports competitions. A champion who "did not bow down to the IRGC"; this very resistance made her immortal. Killed in January 8 💔🥀
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
In addition to the bell-ringing campaign, called For Whom the Bells Toll, DPA hosted a virtual vigil, which included recordings of “El Malei Rachamim,” a Jewish prayer for the dead, and Psalm 23 by Cantor Michael Zoosman, an anti-death penalty activist. religionnews.com/2026/08/13/w...
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With three prisoners scheduled for execution, southern churches toll their bells
(RNS) — Faith-based anti-death penalty activists have used the bell-tolling tactic throughout the country in various waves.
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
“We have to be together in our opposition to executions and in our statement that this is not in alignment with the teachings of our faiths,” Abraham Bonowitz, the executive director of DPA and co-founder of L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty, told RNS. religionnews.com/2026/08/13/w...
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With three prisoners scheduled for execution, southern churches toll their bells
(RNS) — Faith-based anti-death penalty activists have used the bell-tolling tactic throughout the country in various waves.
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Listen live to a D’var Torah (sermon) this Saturday morning at 11:30am Pacific Time at Or Shalom Synagogue in Vancouver, BC. The theme will be the death penalty, which is a focus of this week’s Torah portion (Shof’tim). Linkhttps://www.youtube.com/live/Z9UIonzS5z4?si=yPQc_e0oGtLLmFpK
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Shabbat Service - Aug 15, 2026
YouTube video by Or Shalom
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Yesterday, Florida murdered two human beings via lethal injection, as first implemented by the Nazis. It did so on the same day that this happened in Alabama 4 yrs ago. If this bothers you, please join the thousands of members of L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty from across the world.
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𝚼𝖆𝖑𝖉𝖆 @yal-da.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
@jews4abolition.bsky.social Please stand with us to protect the right to life. Your signature could help save Arghavan, a 24-year-old political prisoner at imminent risk of execution in Iran. Thank you for your compassion. wncri.org/2026/07/10/h...
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Sign our Statement to Halt the Death Sentence of 25-Year-Old Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi
Statement Calling for Immediate Action to Halt the Death Sentence of 25-Year-Old Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi We express our profound
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Our op-ed in today’s Jerusalem Post. May it help to open and change hearts and minds. If you agree, please join us on Facebook here: www.facebook.com/share/g/18na...
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
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Death Penalty Action @deathpenaltyaction.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Prison Staff, Say NO to participating in executions! REFUSE to do state's dirty work.
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jnnlee.bsky.social @jnnlee.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
A former warden who once oversaw the execution of prisoners is calling on prison staff to *refuse* to participate. Prisoners who were wrongly convicted and proven innocent are among those who have been executed. This isn't justice. @jews4abolition.bsky.social @deathpenaltyaction.bsky.social
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
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Remembering George Stinney, Jr: The Innocent 14-year-old boy South Carolina executed in 1944
A somber reminder of the inevitable execution of innocents - yet another reason to oppose the death penalty globally, without exception.
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L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
On this day… blogs.timesofisrael.com/saving-ameri...
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The Blogs: Saving America’s Soul: Step 1 – Abolition!
From the blog of Michael Zoosman at The Times of Israel
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