Shine the Light!
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Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, Director of Beacon for Democracy, speaks at a protest at ICE headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Shine the Light
Every Thursday, we take to the streets for 30 minutes with signs and friends to stand up and fight for an American democracy that lifts us all.
We call this weekly action Shine the Light, and we’ve been doing it every week since March 20, 2025.
You can join us and Shine the Light no matter where you live! Stand with an existing Shine the Light group (find one here), or Gmail us (beaconlightforce) and we’ll help you start a group.
Shine the Light!
Every Thursday
Make a sign and join your neighbors every week for half an hour. Make your voice visible! Stand for compassionate democracy.
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Union Theological Seminary
Community Partners (list in formation)
Interfaith Alliance: Achieving Democracy Together
T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights
AFT: Education, Healthcare, Public Services
Central Synagogue (New York, NY)
First Presbyterian Church (Cooperstown, NY)
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (New York, NY)
Congregation Beth Elohim (Brooklyn, NY)
SAJ: Judaism That Stands for All (New York, NY)