National Council of Jewish Women New York

OBSERVANT, a new play by NCJW member Pamela Weiler Grayson, explores how Antisemitic violence affects people’s attitudes towards their Jewish identities. It makes its off Broadway premiere this September.

To learn more, visit: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/sparktheatrefestival/1320824

Check us out in the West Side Rag!

Who’s Minding the Free Back 2 School Store? It Could Be You. Volunteers Needed “All our volunteers say it’s their favorite day of the year.”

Join Jewish Community Relations Council of New York and others for the 2024 State of Antisemitism Briefing. Register here: https://adl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FYJq26p-RR-ZccLF1PRAqw #/registration

Thank you to our city’s leaders for working to restore critical funding to food pantries and soup kitchens in the next . We were proud to join with our allies Food Bank For New York City, City Harvest, United Way of New York City and New Yorkers from across the city to advocate for this change, and thankful that our City Council and Mayor have heard our call!

Thank you, advocates and change-makers! Your support has been vital in restoring funding for the Community Food Connection program in the FY25 New York City Budget. This program is essential in providing food for community organizations across every borough. We appreciate our city’s leaders for backing food and services for older adults, expanding MyCity to include childcare assistance, and continuing to support the Mayor’s Office of Food Policy.

At Food Bank, we understand the significance of these investments in addressing the city’s affordability crisis for families. The crucial need for consistent funding for food pantries and soup kitchens has become more evident with an 80% surge in visits to the food assistance network since before the pandemic. We must remain dedicated to securing the necessary funding to support families facing food insecurity and rising food costs.

Sign up to join our action team and read the full statement from our CEO and President, Leslie Gordon: https://bit.ly/3Y6Lyv1

Standing in solidarity with Anne Pasternak and the Brooklyn Museum.

Vandals Splash Graffiti on Home of Jewish Director of Brooklyn Museum The homes of the director and three other museum officials were vandalized with red paint, and a banner at the director’s building called her a “white supremacist” Zionist.

Join us overnight at Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan’s Tikkun Leil Shavuot where Executive Director Andrea Salwen Kopel will be speaking on a panel hosted by New York Jewish Agenda:

Staying at the Table When Israel is on the Agenda
Join NYJA to navigate the complexity of staying in conversation and in coalition with others when Israel is on the agenda and oftentimes driving us apart. Hear from political and community leaders who are continuing important work on a wide array of issues and causes despite the rupture we’ve seen in the Jewish community and in the broader world of political advocacy and social justice work in New York.

Visit mmjccm.org/tikkun for more info.

Join us overnight at Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan's Tikkun Leil Shavuot where Executive Director Andrea Salwen Kopel will be speaking on a panel hosted by New York Jewish Agenda:

Staying at the Table When Israel is on the Agenda
Join NYJA to navigate the complexity of staying in conversation and in coalition with others when Israel is on the agenda and oftentimes driving us apart. Hear from political and community leaders who are continuing important work on a wide array of issues and causes despite the rupture we’ve seen in the Jewish community and in the broader world of political advocacy and social justice work in New York.

Visit mmjccm.org/tikkun for more info.

If you're looking for a meaningful way to participate in this year's Celebrate Israel Parade, we recommend marching with the New York Hostage and Missing Families Forum to support the hostages' families and ensure that the call for their release is heard everywhere.

BRING THEM HOME at The Celebrate Israel Parade: Join and March With Us This Year's Parade will be on Sunday, June 2nd, 2024 and we are about to make an historic show of support for the hostages, their families and the released hostages who will march with us. We invite you to march with us, wearing the "Bring Them Home" shirts (which we will provide on parade day) to s...

Meeting with a staffer from Assembly Member Joanne Simon’s office today with volunteer advocates for Jews for Repro NY Albany lobby day!

My faith puts health first. Supreme Court abortion ruling would pander to Christian extremists. Protecting emergency reproductive care that prioritizes the life of the pregnant person is about our right to religious freedom, too.

will hear oral arguments on April 24 in a case that could limit emergency abortion care nationwide. In Judaism, abortion is required when the life of the pregnant person is at stake. We loudly & proudly say that abortion bans violate our religious freedom.

The NCJW NY staff team gathered to view the eclipse on the rooftop of Council House!

Our hunger program has always been about more than just food. It’s about responding to the needs in our community.

Drop off your new and unopened items! Check out our Amazon Wishlist here! https://shorturl.at/IQYZ3

Join National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) on Tuesday, March 26 for this important moment!

Join us on Facebook LIVE on Tuesday, March 26th at 2 pm ET/11 am PT for a discussion about the Supreme Court oral arguments in a case that could greatly impact the availability of the abortion medication and miscarriage drug, Mifepristone.

During the live show, Jody Rabhan, NCJW Chief Policy Officer, will guide the conversation with Erinn D. Martin from the National Women's Law Center and Rabbi Kelly Levy from Congregation Beth Israel in Austin, TX, providing context, insight, humor, and predictions about what might come next. Press "attend" for the event and receive alerts once we go live: https://www.facebook.com/NCJWInc

Join NCJW NY, together with an amazing group of NYC's Jewish organizations, on Sunday morning.

[NOTE: NEW LOCATION - Naumburg Bandshell at Central Park (near 72th st)]

We are approaching a grim milestone: 150 days in hell.

Next weekend, the Hostages & Missing Families Forum NY will be spearheading special events to mark 150 days in captivity, joined by family members from Israel. J Street NYC will be out in full support.

Friday, 3/8, 9am, In honor of International Women’s Day, join us to demand advocacy from the UN Women Executive Director for the immediate release of the hostages and the atrocities that occurred on October 7th.

Sunday, 3/10, join us for the main event: a rally & march at Naumburg Bandshell at Central Park (near 72th st). Let's make our voices heard & urge everyone to help get the hostages home.

Join us. Spread the word.
The families need our support.
Bring Them Home Now

Honored to be co-sponsoring this important event with Elluminate. Register here: https://elluminatewomen.org/israelibriefingtamar/

Watch the livestream here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVEUOKR4rsI

This Wednesday, NCJW will participate in a congressional roundtable to examine and raise awareness of the sexual and gender-based violence that Hamas perpetrated on October 7th and since then against Israeli women. Event will be livestreamed — we'll share the link as soon as we have it. Keep an eye on our feeds and learn more here: https://www.ncjw.org/news/congressional-roundtable-021424/

Tonight’s the night! Happy Repro Shabbat!! Visit https://www.jewsforabortionaccess.org/actions/repro-shabbat-2024-at-home for all the resources you need to celebrate at home, or https://www.jewsforabortionaccess.org/repro-shabbat-2024 to learn more about observing in your community.

Join us tonight for a special virtual conversation with The Brigid Alliance! Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1skVl8-zVZPx6POViEJWkcXfzpaIt2yzUx_SE3Kxogmg/viewform?edit_requested=true

TONIGHT! Join us on zoom to hear directly from Executive Director Serra Sippel about what we can do to protect abortion access in NY state. Register at the link in our bio.

This week, we’re getting ready for Repro Shabbat. Check out everything we’re doing below, and check out https://www.ncjwny.org/jews-for-repro-ny/ to learn more and get access to all the content you need to observe and celebrate Repro Shabbat!.

Join us this Friday for this important rally, as we call for the hostages to be released.

Thank you Israel at the UN Sheryl SandbergNational Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) and all those involved in making yesterday's event happen. As difficult as some of the content is to hear, we must bear witness.
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1u/k1u8mfvmcm

It was an honor to fill a chamber in the UN today with people of different backgrounds and delegations from around the world as we unequivocally condemned Hamas and gave voice to the women and girls who were silenced.

TUNE IN NOW!

https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1u/k1u8mfvmcm

Join the livestream on Monday at 11:30 AM! https://webtv.un.org/en

The shooting of three Palestinian students in Burlington, VT is senseless and outrageous.

Here's our statement:

“We condemn the senseless act of gun violence against three Palestinian college students who were shot and wounded in Vermont while walking to a family dinner during their Thanksgiving break. As a Jewish organization that stands firmly against hate and violence, we express our outrage and share our prayers for a full and speedy recovery for Hisham Awartani, Tahseen Ahmed and Kinnan Abdalhamid.

“While the motivation for this crime has not been confirmed, we call for a thorough investigation into this incident, including examining it as a possible hate crime, and urge authorities to bring the perpetrators to justice. Palestinians, Arabs, and Muslims in America should be able to live in safety and without fear. Now, more than ever, we must collectively work towards a world where diversity is celebrated, and violence has no place.”