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'Celebration of Jewish resilience': Hanukkah endures amid rise in antisemitismBy Jose R. Gonzalez (AZcentral.com) December 24, 2022Pressed over liberal politics, Jewish public affairs group declares independenceBy Arno Rosenfeld, mentioning the Jewish Social Justice Roundtable, American Jewish World Service, Keshet, and Hazon (The Forward) December 19, 2022Mazon unveils new virtual Hunger Museum at galaBy Esther D. Kustanowitz (eJewish Philanthropy) December 19, 2022Jewish institutions should divest billions in fossil fuels, new report saysBy Adam Kovac, quoting Dayenu staff Dahlia Rockowitz, Washington director, and Phil Aroneanu, chief strategy officer, and Barbara Weinstein, an associate director at the Union for Reform Judaism (The Forward) December 15, 2022Leading Jewish groups collectively have billions invested in fossil fuel companies, study findsBy Ben Sales, quoting Rabbi Jennie Rosenn, founder & CEO of Dayenu (eJewish Philanthropy) December 15, 2022Op-Ed: Returning to restfulnessBy Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz, founder & president of Uri L’Tzedek (eJewish Philanthropy) December 13, 2022Why Some Hasidic Children Can’t Leave Failing SchoolsBy Eliza Shapiro, quoting Beatrice Weber, Executive Director of Yaffed (Young Advocates for Fair Education) and including the work of Footsteps (The New York Times) December 12, 2022National strategy and campus antisemitism feature at White House roundtableBy Marc Rod, quoting Rabbi Jonah Pesner, director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, and Sheila Katz, chief executive officer of National Council of Jewish Women (Jewish Insider) December 8, 2022Emhoff Emerges as Face of White House Fight Against AntisemitismBy Zolan Kanno-Youngs, quoting Sheila Katz, chief executive officer of National Council of Jewish Women (The New York Times) December 7, 2022Op-Ed: Shmita-scale learning: A seven-year reflection from Jewish environmental leadersBy Jakir Manela, CEO of Hazon & Pearlstone, Rabbi Zelig Golden. executive director of Wilderness Torah, and Adam Weisberg, executive director of Urban Adamah (eJewish Philanthropy) December 7, 2022Doug Emhoff emerges as the face of Biden’s fight against antisemitismBy Eugene Daniels and Sam Stein, quoting Sheila Katz, chief executive officer of National Council of Jewish Women (Politico) December 6, 2022Jewish security organizations and LGBTQ groups confront shared threats after the Colorado Springs shootingBy Esther D. Kustanowitz, quoting Idit Klein, president and CEO of Keshet (eJewish Philanthropy) November 23, 2022With thousands of hungry troops, DOD urges limited income hikesBy John M. Donnelly, quoting Abby J. Leibman, president and CEO of MAZON (Roll Call) November 22, 2022Two Jewish Organizations Work to End HungerBy Judy Bolton-Fasman (JewishBoston) November 18, 2022Reports of hate crimes up in Minn., but proving bias remains a challengeBy Kirsti Marohn Brainerd, quoting Beth Gendler, executive director of Jewish Community Action (MPR News) November 17, 2022The Jewish Social Justice Roundtable is running its first Israel trip, in a bid to address tensionsBy Ben Sales (eJewish Philanthropy) November 15, 2022Jewish groups in LA are uniting to support the Iran protestsBy Jay Deitcher, noting that HIAS is part of the planning committee (eJewish Philanthropy) November 7, 2022Op-Ed: Women of Reform Judaism says “stop” to sexual harassment and assaultBy Rabbi Marla J. Feldman and Lillie Heyman, Eisendrath Legislative Assistant at the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, quoting Rabbi Hara Person, chief executive of Central Conference of American Rabbis (eJewish Philanthropy) November 7, 2022Elluminate — formerly Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York — expands mission to focus on social entrepreneursBy Esther D. Kustanowitz, also quoting Ruth Messinger, Global Ambassador at American Jewish World Service (eJewish Philanthropy) November 4, 2022At JFNA GA, attendees confront division amid calls for unityBy Ben Sales, quoting Idit Klein, president and CEO of Keshet (eJewish Philanthropy) November 2, 2022We asked 8 Black Jews to weigh in on the Kanye West messBy TaRessa Stovall, quoting Rabbi Sandra Lawson, director of racial diversity, equity and inclusion at Reconstructing Judaism, and Eric Greene of the Jewish Multiracial Network (The Forward) October 31, 2022Op-Ed: Who by fire? Who by flood? How Will You Vote?By Vicki Kaplan, director of organizing for Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action (eJewish Philanthropy) October 24, 2022Moving Traditions’ new strategic plan aims to build teens’ confidence while addressing contentious topicsBy Ben Sales (eJewish Philanthropy) October 20, 2022Op-Ed: May we do betterBy Lani Santo, CEO of Footsteps (eJewish Philanthropy) October 20, 2022A SoCal festival combines Sukkot and sustainable agricultureBy Esther D. Kustanowitz (eJewish Philanthropy) October 12, 2022At first White House Rosh Hashanah event, schmoozing, sushi and presidential selfiesBy Gabby Deutch, quoting Matt Nosanchuk, president and co-founder of New York Jewish Agenda, and noting President Biden's use of the cellphone of Jody Rabhan, chief policy officer at the National Council of Jewish Women, to take this selfie (Jewish Insider) October 2, 2022Progressive Jewish group launches think tank to counter spread of right-wing ideasBy Asaf Elia-Shalev, about Emor, the Institute for Bold Jewish Thought, a project of T’ruah (Jewish Telegraphic Agency) September 22, 2022‘We’re in a moral crisis’: US faith leaders urge lawmakers to combat povertyBy Joan E Greve, quoting Sheila Katz, chief executive officer of National Council of Jewish Women (The Guardian) September 22, 2022In apology 9 months after ethics report, CCAR notes changes but says more work needs to be doneBy Ben Sales (eJewish Philanthropy) September 21, 2022Hazon convenes coalition of major Jewish groups in new international initiative to fight climate changeBy Ben Sales, quoting Rabbi Ashira Konigsburg, chief operating officer at the Rabbinical Assembly, Liore Milgrom-Gartner, deputy climate action director at Hazon, Rabbi Jennie Rosenn, founder & CEO of Dayenu, Risa Alyson Cooper, chief climate officer at Hazon, and Jakir Manela, CEO of Hazon (eJewish Philanthropy) September 15, 2022In Hasidic Enclaves, Failing Private Schools Flush With Public MoneyBy Eliza Shapiro and Brian M. Rosenthal, including Yaffed (Young Advocates for Fair Education) (New York Times) September 11, 2022A new anthology by a Jewish teen magazine confronts the ‘messy parts’ of lifeBy Lev Gringauz (eJewish Philanthropy) September 8, 2022Repair the World Fellow welcomed to Los Angeles in federation partnershipBy Esther D. Kustanowitz (eJewish Philanthropy) August 24, 2022A rabbi who benefited from Wexner’s foundation is donating equivalent sum to victims of sex traffickingBy Jackie Hajdenberg, about Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, rabbi in residence at the National Council of Jewish Women (Jewish Telegraphic Agency) August 8, 2022Op-Ed: Hybrid events can build community online and in real lifeBy Melissa Rosen, director of strategic engagement and operations at the Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York (Philanthropy News Digest) August 3, 2022Jewish women in the abortion debate say they’re fighting in a changed worldBy Esther D. Kustanowitz, quoting Sheila Katz, CEO of the National Council of Jewish Women (eJewish Philanthropy) July 25, 2022Op-Ed: We can end hunger in the US — but only with bold actionBy Abby J. Leibman, president and CEO of MAZON, and Noreen Springstead (The Hill) July 15, 2022Op-Ed: China and 803 Collaborators in Forced and Slave LaborBy Gordon G. Chang, quoting Serena Oberstein, executive director of Jewish World Watch (Newsweek) July 7, 2022‘This Is Spiritual Work’: Religious Leaders Lay Blueprint For ReparationsBy Sasha Rogelberg, quoting Rabbi Aryeh Bernstein, national educator and Chicago justice fellowship director at Avodah (The Philadelphia Jewish Exponent) July 6, 2022Op-Ed: The Supreme Court’s decision on the EPA is devastating. Jews must hold that grief as we forge aheadBy Rabbi Jennie Rosenn, founder and CEO of Dayenu (The Forward) June 30, 2022The repeal of Roe v. Wade is an attack on my Jewish freedomBy Rabbi Hara Person (eJewish Philanthropy) June 29, 2022Op-Ed: Like Roe, I was born in 1973 — and I'm here to keep fightingBy Judith Rosenbaum, CEO of the Jewish Women’s Archive (WBUR) June 27, 2022How Rage Giving Became Philanthropy’s New NormalBy Emily Burack, quoting Miriam Feffer, vice president of development at HIAS (Town & Country) June 25, 2022‘Abortion access is a Jewish value’: Reaction to Supreme Court overturning Roe v. WadeBy Beth Harpaz, featuring quotes from many Roundtable organizations (The Forward) June 24, 2022**See the full statement of Roundtable organizations hereHIAS continues international expansion by joining with UK’s JCOREBy Ben Sales (eJewish Philanthropy) June 14, 2022With small payments, Repair the World hopes to allow lower-income Jews to also serve those in needBy Daniela Cohen, also featuring Avodah (eJewish Philanthropy) June 13, 2022Op-Ed: Statehood for Puerto Rico? Jews must oppose partial freedom!By Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz, founder & president of both Uri L’Tzedek and Shamayim (The Times of Israel) June 10, 2022A new group is providing R&R for burnt-out CEOs of Jewish nonprofitsBy Esther D. Kustanowitz, quoting Idit Klein, president and CEO of Keshet (eJewish Philanthropy) June 9, 2022Court rules city must conclude yeshiva investigationBy Michelle Bocanegra, quoting Naftuli Moster, executive director of Yaffed (Gothamist) June 9, 2022Op-Ed: The Loneliness of the Trust-Based FunderBy Jamie Allen Black, CEO of the Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York (Philanthropy Women) June 8, 2022Op-Ed: Let’s make mental health a priority in the Jewish communityBy Sara Allen Reuben D. Rotman, president & CEO of the Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies (eJewish Philanthropy) June 7, 2022Op-Ed: The Torah argument for wage justiceBy Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz, founder & president of both Uri L’Tzedek and Shamayim (The Times of Israel) June 1, 2022Op-Ed: An Assault on Abortion Rights: A Massachusetts Jewish response to abortion justice.By Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action (JewishBoston) May 31, 2022Jewish women gather in Washington as Roe reversal loomsBy Gabby Deutch, quoting Sheila Katz, chief executive officer of National Council of Jewish Women, and Rabbi Jonah Pesner, executive director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (Jewish Insider) May 18, 2022‘I want my Judaism and my activism to be part of one whole’ Rabbi Jill Jacobs of T’ruah to speak in Livingston shulBy Larry Yudelson (Jewish Standard) May 4, 2022Op-Ed: Jewish women are on the frontlines of the fight for abortion rights. We can’t give up hope nowBy Meredith Jacobs, CEO of Jewish Women International (The Forward) May 3, 2022Arizona's New Adoption Law Sparks OutcryBy Elias Weiss, quoting Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz, founder & president of both Uri L’Tzedek and Shamayim (Phoenix New Times) April 25, 2022How Black American Jews incorporate their food traditions into their Passover SedersAll Things Considered, hosted by Michel Martin, interviewing Rabbi Sandra Lawson, director of racial diversity, equity and inclusion for Reconstructing Judaism (NPR) April 16, 2022Four decades of facing domestic violence in the Jewish communityBy Rabbi Richard Hirsh, discussing the Jewish Women International Clergy Task Force on Domestic Violence (eJewish Philanthropy) April 11, 2022Op-Ed: Metzora: Rebuilding rotten structuresBy Rabbi Minna Bromberg, founder and president of Fat Torah (eJewish Philanthropy) April 8, 2022How one trailblazing rabbi is fighting racism in the Reconstructionist movementBy TaRessa Stovall (The Forward) April 6, 2022Op-Ed: Sharing Repair the World’s adaptive strategic planBy Cindy Greenberg, president and CEO of Repair the World (eJewish Philanthropy) April 6, 2022‘Blackness Deserves a Seat at the Seder’By Kayla Stewart, quoting Rabbi Sandra Lawson, director of racial diversity, equity and inclusion for Reconstructing Judaism (New York Times) April 5, 2022Green is the new pinkBy Tyler Harris Gregory, CEO of Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties (eJewish Philanthropy) April 4, 2022Jewtina y Co aims to create a communal space Jewish-Latin identity in the USBy Esther D. Kustanowitz (eJewish Philanthropy) March 24, 2022Op-Ed: 10 fears Jewish professionals experience, and how we can face them togetherBy Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz, founder & president of both Shamayim and Uri L’Tzedek (eJewish Philanthropy) March 22, 2022Op-Ed: On Purim, we remember that charity alone will not end hungerBy Naama Haviv, vice-president of community engagement of MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger (J.) March 16, 2022Op-Ed: Stopping Putin starts with holding the fossil fuel industry accountableBy Jennie Rosenn, founder and CEO of Dayenu (The Forward) March 15, 2022Op-Ed: Bills attacking LGBTQ rights are an assault on Jewish values — and Jewish teensBy Idit Klein, president and CEO of Keshet, and Is Perlman (Jewish Telegraphic Agency) March 14, 2022Op-Ed: Seven lessons from a $7 million Scott-Jewett giftBy Kate O’Bannon, chief strategy officer, and Cindy Greenberg, president and CEO, at Repair the World (Philanthropy News Digest) March 14, 2022Blog: Reconstructing Gatherings for a Hybrid WorldBy Rabbi Deborah Waxman, president of Reconstructing Judaism (The Times of Israel) March 14, 2022Op-Ed: The Jewish, queer case for abortion accessBy Faith Williams, Associate Director of Government Relations and Advocacy at National Council of Jewish Women, and Shannon Saul, Community Mobilization Manager at Keshet (Washington Jewish Week) March 9, 2022‘Shmita’ competition winners explore Jewish land sabbatical through artBy Esther D. Kustanowitz, featuring the competition sponsored by Hazon (eJewish Philanthropy) February 28, 2022Jewish and Japanese American groups among growing multiracial effort calling for reparations for Black AmericansBy Maya Brown, quoting Yolanda Savage-Narva, director of racial equity, diversity and inclusion at the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (CNN) February 26, 2022Investing in a democratic future means investing in youthBy Shari Turitz, vice president for programs at AJWS (eJewish Philanthropy) February 24, 2022Op-Ed: The Value of Jewish service and shifting culture in the workplaceBy Rabbi Jessy Dressin, senior director of Jewish education at Repair the World (eJewish Philanthropy) February 10, 2022A new kind of chaplain? US Jewish clergy train to support social justice activistsBy Danielle Ziri, featuring Rabbi Rebecca Hornstein, rabbinic peer educator at T’ruah (Times of Israel) February 4, 2022Op-Ed: This year, politicians must resolve to do more for the hungryBy Rep. Ted Deutch and Abby Leibman, president and CEO of MAZON (South Florida SunSentinel) February 2, 2022True justice requires that we show upBy Sarra Alpert, director of the Avodah Institute for Social Change (eJewish Philanthropy) January 19, 2022I set out to photograph 21 women voting rights activists. Here’s what they taught me.By Shuran Huang, featuring Noelle Damico, director of social justice at The Workers Circle, (The Lilly, part of The Washington Post) January 5, 2022Jews of Color call for community to get on right side of history - and presentBy TaRessa Stovall, quoting, SooJi Min-Maranda, executive director of ALEPH (The Forward) January 16, 2022JCC Manhattan’s new director wants to help people ‘reclaim pre-COVID life’By Ben Sales (Jewish Telegraphic Agency) January 14, 2022Roadblocks ahead as activists push for Jewish fossil fuel divestmentBy Arno Rosenfeld, quoting Phil Aroneanu, chief strategy officer at Dayenu (The Forward) January 12, 2022A new project aims to help Jewish groups do social justice betterBy Rudy Malcom, quoting Sarra Alpert, director of the Avodah Institute for Social Change (The Forward) January 11, 2022Lisa Colton has great big bold ideas on Jews and climate changeBy Rachel Román, noting The Big Bold Jewish Climate Fest is sponsored by Hazon and Dayenu and quoting Rabbi Jennie Rosenn, founder and CEO of Dayenu (The Forward) January 7, 2022In Brooklyn, a Jewish group tries a face-to-face approach to fighting antisemitismBy Julia Gergely, featuring the work of Jews for Racial & Economic Justice and quoting Sophie Ellman-Golan, director of strategic communications at JFREJ (Jewish Telegraphic Agency) January 6, 202Op-Ed: Climate change is here: It’s time for Jews to take actionBy Rabbi Jennie Rosenn, founder and CEO of Dayenu, and Jakir Manela, CEO of Hazon (eJewish Philanthropy) January 5, 2022