Advocacy

Nancy Kaufman

Board Chair of the New York Jewish Agenda

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

Dr. Michal Raucher

Associate Professor of Jewish Studies, Rutgers University

Dr. Michal Raucher is Associate Professor of Jewish Studies at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Her research focuses on reproduction, religious authority, and gender among Jews in America and Israel/Palestine. Raucher is the author of “Conceiving Agency: Reproductive

Lenore Davis

Founder, the Brigid Alliance

Lenore Davis is a board member, co-founder and former board chair of The Brigid Alliance. In 2017 she brought together four women who would go on to create a travel service to help abortion seekers wherever state restrictions, stigma, poverty,

Julie Kay

Founder and CEO, Reproductive Futures

Julie is well-known as a litigator and a voice for using law to promote abortion rights and gender equity in the US and internationally. She is Founder and CEO of Reproductive Futures, the legal frontline of reproductive health care working

Joyce Antler

Samuel Lane Professor of American Jewish History and Culture and Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies Emerita at Brandeis University

Joyce Antler is the Samuel Lane Professor of American Jewish History and Culture and Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies Emerita at Brandeis University. She is the author of The Journey Home: How Jewish Women Shaped Modern America; You Never

Dr. Felicia Kornbluh

Professor of History; Director, Jewish Studies; Affiliated Faculty, Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies/Law and Society, University of Vermont

Martin Duberman Visiting Scholar, New York Public Library, New York City, 2025-26; Visiting Professor, University of Tuebingen, Summer, 2023; Visiting Research Scholar in Law and Public Affairs and Visiting Professor, Princeton University, 2019-2020. @VTFeminist.bsky.social; Author, “Doctors, Lawyers, Activists and Justices:

Allison Fine

President of Every.org, National Board Member and past Chair of the national board of NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation

Allison Fine is a nationally recognized leader at the intersection of social justice, philanthropy, and technology, with a long-standing commitment to advancing reproductive justice and Jewish communal life. Throughout her career, she has championed movements that protect bodily autonomy, strengthen democracy, and ensure

Allie Bohm

Senior Policy Counsel, New York Civil Liberties Union

Allie Bohm is a senior policy counsel at the New York Civil Liberties Union. She develops and advocates for policy solutions, primarily related to gender and sexuality – in particular, LGBTQ equality and reproductive freedom – and privacy and technology.

Elizabeth Zimmerman

Community Organizer, Jews for Repro NY

Liz is the Community Organizer for NCJWNY’s Jews for Repro NY campaign. She has been involved in reproductive justice work in New York for several years,

Aviva Zadoff

Director of Advocacy and Volunteer Engagement

Aviva heads up our political advocacy work, partnering with our Advocacy Leadership Committee to further NCJW NY’s advocacy efforts. Aviva is also responsible for the coordination of volunteers for our various programs.