🚨 CALL YOUR SENATORS NOW 🚨 The Senate Judiciary Committee now seems to have the votes it needs to move Todd Blanche’s nomination for Attorney General forward. We need to make our voices heard NOW. use ncjw.org/stopBlanche to tell your senators: vote NO on Todd Blanche!
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NCJW is a 132 year old Jewish feminist civil rights organization working for the full rights of women, children, and families in the United States and Israel.
Last week, we got together with NCJW Chicago North Shore, NCJW South Cook, & Repair the World Chicago to turn reproductive freedom in action. Thank you to everyone who joined us to pack abortion comfort care kits & write postcards to protect medication abortion access. 💌
A'ja Wilson showed up to the WNBA All-Star Game this weekend the way she always does: as one of the best in the world. 🏀 ⭐️ May we be inspired by her fearlessness, her voice, and her reminder that every little girl is one step closer to being like their role models. Shabbat Shalom!
🎉 Our interns Tori and Maya went to Capitol Hill to meet with legislators and talk about the Vote Without Fear Act, which would help keep us all safe from gun violence at polling places. They did an amazing job taking on Capitol Hill! Let's hype them up in the comments! 💖 🙌
61 years ago, Medicare and Medicaid underscore a fundamental promise: health care shouldn’t depend on how much money you have. That promise has no expiration date.
☎️ Call and tell your senators to vote no on Todd Blanche now! ☎️ Our advocacy is working — and we can't let up now. Use the link below to call and tell your senators: vote NO on Todd Blanche for Attorney General! Call now! www.ncjw.org/act/action/t...
Tu B'Av is the Jewish holiday of love, so we decided to write some love letters for the issues and people we care about most. 💌 Who do you want to celebrate on this day of love? Tell us in the comments who you would write a love letter to today. 💖
From President Trump's Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche's attacks on mifepristone to the SAVE Act to what happens when you ban trans girls in sports, here's what the NCJW team is reading the week of July 27th, 2026. Get all the info at ncjw.org/what-were-re...
🗳️ Abortion is on the ballot this November in states across the country such as Missouri and Virginia. Can we count on you to protect it? Learn about how you can protect our reproductive freedom at bit.ly/ncjw-electio... And then be sure to pledge to vote this November at ncjw.org/reprovote26
🗓️ Election Day is only 100 days away! What are you doing to help get your community out to vote? We've got everything you need to make a difference this November in our 2026 Election Center! Check it out at www.ncjw.org/election-202...
Ahead of the anniversary of the ADA, we're honoring the Jewish woman who helped make it possible: Judith Heumann, known as the "Mother of the Disability Rights Movement." May we be inspired by her perseverance to fight back every time the world told her no. Shabbat Shalom!
Today we observe Tisha B’Av, a day of mourning and remembrance. Judaism teaches that remembering is never passive. At NCJW, we honor grief by recommitting ourselves to dignity, justice, and care for one another. Wishing all who observe a meaningful Tisha B’Av.
Anti-voting rights legislators in Congress are trying to slip the SAVE Act into other pieces of legislation. We can't let it happen. Call and tell your member of Congress: reject ANY attempt to attach the SAVE Act to moving legislation.
Almost all of us will be a caregiver or receive help from a caregiver at some point in our lives. We’re proud to be on Capitol Hill today with the Care Can’t Wait coalition to talk to lawmakers about how to build a future with the care we need! #1MCare
Black women working full-time, year-round earn just 65 cents for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic white men — a gap costing them more than $1.1 million over a 40-year career. The wage gap is not just about today’s paycheck. It shapes a lifetime of opportunity. #BlackWomensEqualPayDay
Will you be watching the Men's World Cup Final this weekend? ⚽ If the answer is yes, start your countdown to the Women's World Cup in June 2027! This week we're honoring Karin Sendel, Israeli soccer captain & staunch advocate for women to receive the same pay and support as men. Shabbat Shalom!
Six years ago today, we lost Congressman John Lewis. Voting isn't just a right, it's a responsibility we carry from generation to generation, l'dor v'dor. And at NCJW we commit ourselves to protecting that sacred right.
6 years after the passing of civil rights hero John Lewis, we're still fighting to protect the right to vote. This weekend, communities across the country are coming together to take action to protect the sacred freedom to vote. Find an event near you at GoodTroubleLivesOn.Org
NCJW is deeply concerned by legislation under consideration in the Knesset that would permit gender-segregated academic programs in Israeli universities. Read our full response from NCJW Israel Director Kalela Lancaster: www.ncjw.org/news/gender-...
RELEASE: As the Knesset Weighs Proposed Legislation on Gender Segregation, NCJW Warns Bill Threatens Women’s Equality in Israeli Universities - National Council of Jewish Women
As the Knesset prepares to consider passing legislation permitting gender-segregated academic programs in Israel advances through the Knesset, National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), today expressed…
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The science is clear: medication abortion is safe and effective. If confirmed as Attorney General, Todd Blanche will endanger abortion patients and providers and further restrict access to reproductive health care. Senators must vote NO on Blanche. bsky.app/profile/atru...
🎉 🗳️ IT'S HERE! Our 2026 Election Center is live — and it has everything you need ahead of the midterms! Whether you're looking for information on what kind of ID you need to vote or tools to help you get your community to the ballot box, we've got what you need. www.ncjw.org/election-202...
This week, thousands of Jewish athletes are competing at the Maccabiah Games in Israel — and we're celebrating Kerri Strug. 🏅 ✡️ Olympic gold medalist, Maccabiah torchbearer, and a woman who knows that being Jewish and being a champion are one and the same. Shabbat Shalom!
John Lewis believed that "ordinary people with extraordinary vision can redeem the soul of America by getting in what I call good trouble, necessary trouble." July 17th-19th, join us and our partners for a weekend of action in his honor to protect our sacred right to vote.
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo should still be alive. We cannot continue allowing ICE to terrorize our communities. We demand justice. It's time to hold ICE accountable.
"There is infinite power in this room. Together, we can achieve anything," says Omer Steinmetz Haskel, CEO of Israeli feminist protest movement Bonot Alternativa. Omer is part of the Policy Forum for Gender Equity, part of Connecting for Impact (CFI), NCJW’s fieldbuilding initiative in Israel. 🇮🇱
Keeping up with the news is hard. We can help. Here's what we're reading this week — and what you can do about it. 🚨 In their quest to expand access to guns, the Trump administration is putting our communities in danger. Read more from @nytimes.com
We love spending time with our local communities! CEO Jody Rabhan got to visit NCJW St. Louis and talk about Missouri Amendment 3 and reproductive freedom. Follow us in the coming weeks to learn more about the midterms and why it's critical that Missourians vote NO on Amendment 3 this November. 🗳️
As America turns 250, Jewish leaders across the country signed a declaration rooted in gratitude, democratic values, and the Jewish commitment to a more perfect union. 🇺🇸 🗽 We are so proud that NCJW's own Stephanie Rodgers, national board vice president, was among the signatories. Read more below:
Grateful Are We
An American Jewish Declaration for America’s 250th
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Ahead of this momentous Fourth of July, celebrating 250 years of American democracy, we honor the women who fought to make its promise real. May we carry forward Coretta Scott King's reminder that freedom is not an end goal, it is a daily practice. Shabbat Shalom & Happy Fourth! 🇺🇸 🎆
till reeling from all the Supreme Court decisions this week? Come unpack this whole SCOTUS term with all with your friends at NCJW and legal expert @dahlialithwick.bsky.social on July 6th! RSVP at ncjw.org/scotus26