Chaver Up!: 49 Rabbis Explore What it Means to be an Ally through a Jewish Lens

by Rabbi Mike Moskowitz, Sharon Kleinbaum (Editor)

Allyship is a deeply Jewish value. In this book, 49 Jewish spiritual leaders grapple with the complexity, messiness, and human fallibility of allyship, as well its beauty, holiness, and power to restore good. Wise, searing, and emotional, this book invites you to create new paths of human kindness and action. It challenges us to Chaver Up! and see allyship as a powerful way to repair our humanity and activate our empathy.

283 pages, Paperback

Published March 24, 2021

Reviews

[K · Rating 1 out of 5]

While there are a few good essays in this book, most are watered down and lack any type of intersectionality. Halfway through the book I thought I had misread the title and that the book was actually just for LGBTQI allyship~ but then I realized it was just that most of the authors seemed to dodge race, disability, etc.

[Yaira · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some good ideas about being an ally in general.
However, the religious sources cited were often weak or taken out of context, if sources were used at all.
Be ready to be preached at.
Moral of the story, be a good person, learn, teach, and find ways to accept and support those in need.