The case for reauthorizing VAWA
Nancy K. Kaufman—The Hill
Read an Op-Ed by our CEO, Nancy K. Kaufman, where she writes about the importance of reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
No $ for the wall!
On December 4, Faith Williams participated in an interfaith vigil to urge Congress to reject unjust immigration funding. Organized by the Episcopal Church, faith leaders representing various traditions spoke out against funding for expanded border enforcement, detention, and deportation. Read her full remarks here
“Are Rights a Reality?” If you’re a Christian nationalist, yes.
Medium-Faith Williams
Faith Williams, Senior Manager of Government Relations at NCJW, writes about the importance of upholding religious liberty.
Women are more than a year
Robin Leeds-Medium
Robin Leeds, Board Director of the National Council of Jewish Women and CEO of Winning Strategies, writes about the importance of women being in government and being politically active.
Protecting families, protecting jobs
Washington Jewish Week –– October 24, 2018
by Nancy K. Kaufman
“October is National Work and Family Month. The best way to celebrate our nation’s commitment to both work and family is updating our nation’s archaic and ineffective paid leave laws.” The first step was made 25 years ago when the Family and Medical Leave Act was passed. Now, it’s time for more a comprehensive law. NCJW CEO, Nancy K. Kaufman, discusses the next steps to securing a comprehensive national paid leave program. Read her full op-ed.
A Jewish Case for “No” On Kavanaugh
CEO Nancy K. Kaufman is joined by Stosh Cotler, CEO of Bend the Arc, to write the Jewish case for rejecting the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
“Time and again, Kavanaugh has demonstrated behavior that is in contrast to what we would expect from a Supreme Court justice, and he has also expressed positions that are completely at odds with our core Jewish values. Making this nomination even more fraught from our perspective, as two of the very few female CEOs of major Jewish organizations, is the eerie similarity to the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court confirmation hearings, when allegations of sexual misconduct became the focus of the Senate Judiciary Committee.”
A Jewish Case for “No” On Kavanaugh in New York Jewish Week