Following the launch of the JFREJ Songbook, JFREJers gathered to practice song & chant leading in public space, led by member-leaders of our Arts, Ritual, and Culture Role Network. Check out the Songbook at jfrej.org/songbook
Jews For Racial & Economic Justice Action
@jfrejnyc.bsky.social
Building a vibrant Jewish Left in NY, fighting arm-in-arm with our neighbors for care not cops. Extremely pro-glitter. https://www.jfrej.org/
Tonight at Brooklyn Art Haus in Williamsburg! Great comics for a great cause: @jfrejnyc.bsky.social ! www.eventbrite.com/e/good-neigh...
“I will only be in coalition with people who hate Netanyahu the appropriate amount, not too much” is a recipe for being politically irrelevant. At some point, you have to decide whether your priority is protecting Israel or changing its disastrous policies, and choose your allies accordingly.
If this is really true, I feel like you were not that motivated to protest in the first place. www.jta.org/2026/07/31/i...
Zohran Mamdani has made it impossible for liberal Zionists like me to protest Netanyahu's UN visit - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Jews who want to rally against the Israeli prime minister now run the risk of appearing to align with New York's anti-Israel mayor, writes a former and aspiring protester.
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Join us on October 8th for the 2026 Mazals! We'll be celebrating JFREJ's 36 years of organizing, the possibility of actually creating the NYC of our liberated dreams, and this year's honorees: Molly Crabapple, Arielle Angel, NYC Courtwatch, and Mi Tlalli! jfrej.org/mazals
Remembering Mandela & JFREJ’s first action 36 years ago, a Shabbat dinner welcoming him to NYC that raised $50,000 for anti-apartheid struggle. Thank you Mayor Mamdani for lifting up this history. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Nelson Mandela held a mirror to humanity – and showed us what solidarity means | Zohran Mamdani
In a speech given on Wednesday in honor of Nelson Mandela Day, New York’s mayor reflects on what Madiba can teach us in a fractured era
theguardian.com
In 2021, the governing-power Left got a weakened Cuomo at the front-end of the COVID pandemic to #TaxTheRich. This raised $10 billion (with a 🅱️) over the next 2 years. Instead of cowering before Hochul, Z must now switch his stance to an *oppositional* one—and trust the people will have his back.
Dylan Flesch@dylanflesch.bsky.social · last wk.Mamdani repeating some of my least favorite parts of Eric Adams budget moves: the budget dance (threatened deep cuts to libraries in his first draft budget and then reverse them in his second draft and call it a win), and now a second round of PEGs. (1/2) www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/07/29/m...
July 27, 2026 — 40,000 New Yorkers Lost Their Protections Today — We are all going to be the worse off for TPS ending, and specifically Haitians in NYC. 40,000 New Yorkers are going to be losing protections, their work authorization and legal protections. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/07/27/l...
LISTEN: ‘40,000 New Yorkers Lost Their Protections Today’
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Sharing on behalf of our colleagues at Disability Rights New York - Can you safely navigate the sidewalks, curb cuts, and crosswalks around the NYPD precincts in your neighborhood? Let us know your experience by completing this survey before September 30, 2026: https://forms.gle/814bgf8DjtkV1j2s8
"...if Mamdani and municipal socialism can force the NYPD into a position between ICE and its targets, if it can prove that it is not deterred by legal formalisms that ICE violates on a daily basis, then it can lead the way on public resistance to ICE."
The End of TPS for Haitians Is A Moment of Truth for Zohran Mamdani
Will 'municipal socialism' stand by as ICE snatches, cages and deports tens of thousands of New Yorkers? Or will it resist?
forever-wars.com
Statement on yesterday’s horrific stabbing attack. JFREJ will continue to fight for policies that keep all New Yorkers safe. To learn more go to www.nycagainsthate.com
🔴 LIVE on Instagram Friday 7/24 at 1pm: join us for a crucial conversation with @advocate.nyc.gov @Jumaane.bsky.social, Victor Dempsey (brother of #DelrawnSmall), and Utsho Rozario (brother of #WinRozario) about the two brothers’ long-delayed fights for justice ✊
🚨Governor Hochul must defend New York's care infrastructure from Trump’s Medicaid cuts. SHE MUST TAX THE RICH!
Today JFREJ members rallied at Montefiore Hospital to demand that Governor Hochul and our state legislature #TaxTheRich to fund healthcare and defend New Yorkers from Trump Medicaid cuts.
This video is part of a new weekly Av/Elul offering from the @jfrejnyc.bsky.social Clergy Team, sharing teachings and care through grief, exhaustion, and action. Grateful to share this love with them - and you. 💞 Full essay: www.jfrej.org/news/2026/06... 7/7
Av - Tishrei: A JFREJ Clergy Ritual Offering
An offering to JFREJ members and Jewish organizers from the JFREJ Clergy Team!
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Join us tomorrow for a press conference and rally to call on our state leaders, particularly Governor Hochul, to pass the Invest in Our New York package to make sure no New Yorker loses their healthcare. RSVP here: www.jfrej.org/events/2026/...
This is an incredibly good speech - featuring a shoutout to @jfrejnyc.bsky.social, formed to counter the narrative that all American Jews were skeptical of Mandela in 1990 due to his support for Palestinian liberation. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Nelson Mandela held a mirror to humanity – and showed us what solidarity means | Zohran Mamdani
In a speech given on Wednesday in honor of Nelson Mandela Day, New York’s mayor reflects on what Madiba can teach us in a fractured era
theguardian.com
It’s always a good time to connect with your neighbors and fellow JFREJ members! For the next few months, neighborhood groups in all five boroughs are self-organizing with book clubs, courtwatch, potlucks, and more. Find and join your local neighborhood group: jfrej.org/community/neighborhood-groups
Friday. Foley Square. 5:30pm. Defend the Black vote. Protect immigrant New Yorkers. Free them all.
David Siffert was JFREJ's recommended candidate for this race in our June 2026 voter guide. Congratulations to @siffertforny.bsky.social on winning the Democratic nomination in AD-66 in a tight recount -- we can’t wait to work together!
Siffert, Martinez win tight Assembly races after recounts
Poised for November wins, attorney David Siffert would be New York’s first nonbinary state legislator as Patrick Martinez continues the Crowley dynasty.
cityandstateny.com
Experts say a tight-fitting, high-quality KN95 or N95 mask is a good defense against the microscopic particles distributed by wildfire smoke. Free masks will be available at public library branches across the city. Find a location near you here ⬇️
Mask Distribution Sites - Google My Maps
In response to the wildfire smoke, free KN95 masks will be available at the listed locations.
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JFREJ’s Poor & Working Class Caucus invites you to an interactive workshop using Theatre of the Oppressed (TO) as a vehicle for self-reflection and social change. This is theatre for the non-actor. So, no acting experience required! Sign up at jfrej.org/workshop
NEVER FORGET the debt we all owe to the Miccosukee Tribe, without whom it would still be open. And never forget that Indigenous sovereignty and all our safety and flourishing are forever intertwined.
“Alligator Alcatraz” May Close After Months of Tribal Resistance in the Everglades
The controversial immigration detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” could soon shut down — a dramatic reversal following months of resistance led by the Miccosukee Tribe, Native advocates, and ...
nativenewsonline.net
Tyler King@tyleraking.com · 3w agoAfter a cost of more than $1 billion, the Everglades concentration camp has been removed from the airstrip where it once stood.
nyc giving out free KN95s at these public libraries (for the wildfire smoke on its way, but like, let’s do this all the time) www.nyc.gov/site/em/abou...
can't stop thinking about this Chicago Defender headline from 80 years ago
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 3w agoonce again saying: Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
July 12, 2026 Chelsea, NYC Pier 40's lease for ICE vehicle parking expired in June and was not supposed to be renewed, yet ICE vehicles are still there. We documented them in the garage. We demand an end to ICE parking in our sanctuary city and reject our neighborhood being used for ICE operations.