Faith leaders raise concerns over Florida bill about religious freedom in schools
Miami Herald piece featuring NCJW Miami leaders: Faith leaders raise concerns over Florida bill about religious freedom in schools
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Jewish voices rise up with concern following ICE killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis
Jewish voices rise up with concern following ICE killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis
On Minneapolis: Responding with our faith
Reflecting on Parashat Bo and the unfolding crisis in Minneapolis, Rabbi Nora Feinstein shares a Jewish response to fear, injustice, and the call to stand with communities under attack.
NCJW Sounds Alarm on Coordinated “Paper Cuts” Undermining Access to Reproductive Health Care
NCJW announced that it is leading a coalition of 25 diverse faith organizations in filing amicus curiae briefs in two federal court cases being argued in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals challenging state laws that require the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. The briefs, filed in Roake v. Brumley (Louisiana) and Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District (Texas), argue that these laws violate the First Amendment’s religious freedom protections and the separation of religion and state.
NCJW Leads Multifaith Coalition Filing Amicus Briefs in Federal Cases Opposing Ten Commandments Mandates in Public Schools
NCJW announced that it is leading a coalition of 25 diverse faith organizations in filing amicus curiae briefs in two federal court cases being argued in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals challenging state laws that require the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. The briefs, filed in Roake v. Brumley (Louisiana) and Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District (Texas), argue that these laws violate the First Amendment’s religious freedom protections and the separation of religion and state.
I Asked My Son’s FCPS Principal to Add Hebrew to a School Mural. Here’s What Happened Next.
Washington Jewish Week op-ed written by NCJW’s Shira Zemel: I Asked My Son’s FCPS Principal to Add Hebrew to a School Mural. Here’s What Happened Next.