About

Democracy is confronting its greatest challenges in generations, both in the United States and around the world.

Increasing toxic polarization, erosion of trust in and commitment to democratic norms and institutions, concerted efforts to subvert elections, and an alarming rise in extremism and political violence all threaten the democratic system that — for all its limitations — has enabled dramatic improvements in the rights and lives of its citizens for nearly 250 years.

This degradation of democracy affects all of us, and its preservation will take all of us. The Jewish community has thrived in America alongside other marginalized and minority groups who have found a home here. It is now necessary to join with these communities, and others from the business, labor, faith, and government sectors, in ensuring the same is true for the next generation.

“Democracy is something you do,
not something you have.”

- Dr. Hahrie Han, Strategic Advisor
SNF Agora Institute, Johns Hopkins University

Get involved.

If you, like us, remain invested in ensuring a healthy and functioning American democracy, join
us as we dig in to ensure a strong and resilient democracy this year and beyond.

Our Executive Director

Aaron Dorfman is Founder and Executive Director of A More Perfect Union: The Jewish Partnership for Democracy. Prior to launching A More Perfect Union, he served as President of Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah, Vice President for Programs at American Jewish World Service, and Director of Informal Education at Temple Isaiah of Contra Costa County. Aaron serves on the Advisory Board of the Safety Respect Equity Network and on the board of Contina Impact. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife Talia Milgrom-Elcott and their three daughters.

Strategic Advisory

Mike Berkowitz

Co-Founder, Third Plateau Social Impact Strategies
Dr. Mijal Bitton

Scholar in Residence, Shalom Hartman Institute of North America
Rabbi Sharon Brous

Founding and Senior Rabbi, IKAR
Erica Brown

Vice Provost and Director of Sacks-Herenstein Center for Values and Leadership, Yeshiva University
Rachel Brown

Executive Director, Over Zero
Kristen Cambell

Chief Executive Officer, Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement
Mona Charen

Policy Editor, The Bulwark and Host, Beg to Differ Podcast
Chris Crawford

Policy Advocate, Protect Democracy
William Daroff

CEO, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations
Louise Dubé

Executive Director, iCivics
Rabbi Josh Feigelson

Executive Director and CEO, Institute for Jewish Spirituality
Barry Finestone

President and CEO, Jim Joseph Foundation
Mindy Finn

Chief Executive Officer, CitizenData
Ben Ginsberg

Co-Chair, Election Official Legal Defense Network and Distinguished Visiting Fellow, The Hoover Institution
Rabbi Mark Gottlieb

Senior Director, The Tikvah Fund
Hahrie Han

Inaugural Director, SNF Agora Institute, Johns Hopkins University
Andrew Hanauer

President and Chief Executive Officer, One America Movement
Tiffany Harris

Chief Program Officer, Moishe House
Eitan Hersh

Associate Professor of Political Science, Tufts University
Yehuda Kurtzer

President, The Shalom Hartman Institute of North America
Eli Lehrer

President, R Street
Yuval Levin

Director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies, American Enterprise Institute
Steven Levitsky

Professor of Government and Director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University
Megan Lewis

Co-Founder and Executive Director, Voting Rights Lab
Yascha Mounk

Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, Johns Hopkins University
Eboo Patel

Founder and President,
Interfaith America
Rabbi Jonah Pesner

Director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
Josh Rolnick

Founding Board Member, Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah
Nilmini Rubin

Co-Founder, Fix the System
Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter

University Professor of Jewish History and Jewish Thought, Yeshiva University
Rabbi Rachel Timoner

Senior Rabbi, Congregation Beth Elohim
Eric K. Ward

Executive Vice President,
Race Forward
Rabbi Deborah Waxman

President and CEO, Reconstructing Judaism
Rabbi Melissa Weintraub

Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director, Resetting the Table