Our Community

What our members and sections are up to around the country.

Shining Your Light: Eleanor Levie

My very good friend since junior high school, Sammie Snyder Moshenberg, and I were both working as editors in NYC in the late 70s. Sammie left Scholastic, Inc. to work at NCJW, in 1981(?). She and I would meet at the Royal Hotel for lunch most Wednesdays, and I would…

Shining your Light: Lauren Garfunkel

Lauren Garfunkel, NCJW National Board Director In November of 2015, the New York section planned a lobby visit with Congressman Hakeem Jeffries to speak with him about the EACH Act (Equitable Access to Care and Health Act). This piece of legislation targeted the Hyde Amendment, a reproductive rights issue that…

Shining Your Light: Ruth Seitelman

MAKING MEALS TOGETHER A coordinated project with NCJW Bergen County Section and The Center for Hope and Safety Ruth Seitelman, Co-President NCJW Bergen County There’s a reason why the kitchen is the center, the heart of the Jewish home. It’s a warm, nourishing place. That is exactly why the NCJW…

Inspired by Aly Raisman in Cleveland

We were inspired by an Olympian! Gold Medal Gymnast and Activist Aly Raisman headlined NCJW/Cleveland’s Opening Meeting. The event included a sit-down lunch and candid conversation with Raisman, moderated by Laurel’s Head of School, Ann Klotz. Raisman wowed the crowd as she spoke about her journey as an athlete and…