NCJW NY thanks Governor Hochul and the New York Legislature upon the signing of the Shield 2.0 law (Strengthening Legal Protections for Gender-Affirming Care & Reproductive Health Care). This legislation significantly strengthens New York’s shield law protections for patients...
Last night, New York's Prop 1 PASSED. First and foremost, we want to thank you. Over this last year, you have made calls, sent postcards, volunteered at poll-sites, and more. Abortion protections and protections for other marginalized populations...
As Jewish clergy, we know that religious freedom includes reproductive freedom. Jewish values compel us to speak out and take action to ensure all people have access to safe, high-quality reproductive health care...
As we approach the one-year anniversary of October 7th, we are reflecting on the deep impact this day had on us...
Saturday was truly a dark day in Israel. Hundreds of Israeli civilians murdered. Dozens captured by Hamas...
Today, the National Council of Jewish Women New York Section (NCJW-NY) announced their grassroots “Jews for Repro NY” campaign. Jews for Repro NY seeks to reshape the narrative around religious perspectives on abortion rights and inspire action to protect and
Our country is in pain – we are mourning the senseless murders of Black Americans including George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and Ahmaud Arbery. We continue to hear stories of violence against people of color at the hands of
Today we mark the 6 month anniversary of the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, in which 11 Jews worshipping lost their lives due to a shooter who had no business having a gun...
Today is a day unlike any other. For many of us, it is a struggle to return to our daily lives after the deadliest attack on American Jews in history, when a gunman opened fire inside the Tree of Life
Yesterday, President Trump cruelly ended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. Now, nearly 800,000 undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as young children are at risk for deportation from the only country they’ve ever known. This