Advocacy

Rabbi Dennis Ross

Rabbi Dennis Ross served more than two decades as director of Concerned Clergy for Choice for Planned Parenthood Empire State Acts. His clergy advocacy leadership contributed to the enactment of vital New York State initiatives, including the Marriage Equality Act,

Susan Weidman Schneider

Susan Weidman Schneider, one of Lilith magazine‘s founding mothers, has been editor in chief since the magazine launched in 1976. Her writing about diverse women’s lives and work, about the importance of reproductive justice, the persistence of gender stereotyping and more have

Sophie Ellman-Golan

Sophie Ellman-Golan is the Director of Strategic Communications at Jews For Racial & Economic Justice (JFREJ). Prior to joining the JFREJ staff, Sophie worked as a political and messaging strategist with a focus on antisemitism, and white nationalism, helping to

Shoshana Dweck

Shoshana Dweck serves on the Advisory Council of The Jewish Agency for Israel – North America, having begun her connection with The Jewish Agency as a part of the Global Emerging Leaders Forum in 2009. A second-generation activist in the world

Shira Zemel

Shira Zemel is the Director of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW)’s abortion access campaign, the coordinated Jewish movement for reproductive health, rights, and justice. Shira has led this work since before the fall of Roe v. Wade and the Dobbs decision, helping

Dr. Rachel Kranson

Dr. Rachel Kranson is the director of Jewish Studies and associate professor of Religious Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. A scholar of post-WWII American Jewish history, gender, and sexuality, she is the co-editor of A Jewish Feminine Mystique: Jewish

Rabbi Dov Linzer

Rabbi Dov Linzer is the President and Rosh HaYeshiva of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School, an Orthodox rabbinical school and Torah center which promotes a more open and inclusive Orthodoxy. In this dual capacity, Rabbi Linzer oversees YCT’s growth, reach, and

Natalie Birnbaum

Natalie Birnbaum, Esq. is a healthcare attorney and policy expert shaping future of telehealth for medication abortion. As the State Legal and Policy Director at RHITES, her portfolio focuses on state policies impacting the equitable telehealth abortion care. As the founder of

Nancy Kaufman

Nancy Kaufman, a member of the Board of Directors of the New York Jewish Agenda, is a coach for women in the c-suite and a consultant for not-for-profits. She most recently served as CEO of the National Council of Jewish