National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is the oldest Jewish feminist civil rights organization working for equity and justice for women, children, and families in the United States and Israel.
Through the efforts of our 250,000 grassroots advocates and 49 local sections, NCJW combines education, direct service, and advocacy to affect lasting social change at the local, state, and national levels.
No president gets to rewrite the Constitution, and no president gets to decide which children born on American soil are American. Today, the Court affirmed what we have always known to be true, upholding a core tenet of our democracy.
What happened today is not really about sports, but rather it is about whether transgender people are permitted to exist fully in public life — to compete, to belong, to be seen as who they are. This ruling answers that question with cruelty.
NCJW has fought Indiana’s abortion ban in court three times. Now, we’re back in defense of reproductive and religious freedom. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, April 6, 2026 PRESS CONTACT: press@ncjw.org WASHINGTON, DC — Over the weekend, National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) filed an amicus brief with the Indiana Supreme…
A Father’s Day reflection from Dan Kohl, NCJW Senior Director, Stakeholder Engagement
Congress authorized nearly $70 billion of funding for immigration enforcement — including US Immigrations and Custom Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) — despite months of public outcry, documented abuses, and urgent demands for accountability from advocates, faith leaders, and impacted communities across the country.
The United States Supreme Court last night granted an emergency request to block a lower court decision in State of Louisiana et al. v. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) et al., keeping mifepristone accessible by mail and pharmacies nationwide while the case over an in-person dispensing requirement proceeds. NCJW Vice President of Government Relations and Advocacy Darcy Hirsh responded.
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