By Jamie Allen Black Everyone gets conflicting opinions. Remember when we were supposed to only eat pasta and no fat … and then we weren’t supposed to eat any gluten and only healthy fats? Remember when we couldn’t eat eggs because of cholesterol … until they found...
By Lucy CosgroveShavuot is a holiday that we all know exists, but probably actually don’t know a lot about. We eat a lot of dairy, go to synagogue, and talk about the Torah. One of the purposes of Shavuot is to complete the counting of the omer, and remember the day...
June 6, 2019Debra Nussbaum Cohen Evie Litwok got emotional when she opened up a letter from The Collective, a new joint project of the Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York that invests in social entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders. The letter informed Litwok that her...
By Natasha Mayer Since today is World Environment Day, I’ve been thinking about how the environment is connected to social justice. Our planet and the people living on it are inextricably linked. And when the environment is suffering, people with fewer resources bear...
by Rachel Siegel As a foundation, we naturally talk about whom we choose to support. We are proud of our grantee partners and the incredible work they do, so we find ways to highlight them and their accomplishments. Now that the Jewish Women’s Foundation is focused on...
By Emily Candelario Today while sharing thoughts on an ongoing project with my team, I noticed something seemingly incredible. The three of us all had pockets: in a pair of flowy culottes, a summery wrap dress, and in jeans. We could each easily hide and hold an...
By Natasha Mayer Yesterday was World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. In 2002, the United Nations General Assembly created this day of observance to bring attention to the fact that three-quarters of the world’s major conflicts have a...
By Natasha Mayer This has been a tough few weeks for pro-choice advocates. Increasingly restrictive laws are being passed in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Missouri, and more are on the dockets in other states as well. Many of these laws no longer carry...
Last week at our gala, we revealed the ten Jewish women social entrepreneurs who make up the first cohort of The Collective. These rockstars are motivated by their Jewish values to find innovative ways of moving the needle on issues impacting women and girls in the...
May 10, 2019 Ten remarkable Jewish women – all social entrepreneurs and each exemplifying the power of women to envision and make impact – have been selected for the Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York’s inaugural cohort of the “Collective.”The Collective, a new...
