By Jamie Allen BlackOriginally published in eJewish Philanthropy, December 5, 2018 The news, first, is that the Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York (JWFNY) is changing direction.For nearly 25 years, we’ve worked to highlight and empower women and girls and create an...
By Natasha Mayer This past Sunday, the first night of Hanukkah, JWFNY had the honor of serving as a co-sponsor of the JCC Harlem Hanukkah Family Celebration. JCC Harlem opened just two years ago as an outpost of the Marlene Meyerson JCC on the Upper West Side in...
The Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York usually utilizes Giving Tuesday as a day to ask for donations from our friends and donors. This year, we feel it necessary to partake in the giving.Our grantee partners are among our most important stakeholders, and without...
Recent headlines have been consumed with the Federal Government’s consideration of clearly defining gender. The US Department of Health and Human Services would like to define gender “on a basis that is clear, grounded in science, objective and administrable.” This...
Is a woman’s place in the kitchen? This outdated and politically incorrect stereotype should be looked at again. While some might be offended at the suggestion that women should be cooking and caring for those close to her, giving a woman these roles is also a true...
By Rebecca Youngerman[A posted comment to “What about the Lay Leader Pipeline? Another Call to Action”] Thank you for this insightful piece and for inviting conversation and collaboration on such an important topic. You ask pressing questions, the discussion around...
By Stephanie Blumenkranz On Wednesday, September 26th, JWFNY President Debbie Cosgrove and I spoke with the Reform Pay Equity Initiative, a project funded by JWFNY that addresses the gender wage gap throughout Reform Jewish institutions. Coordinated by Rabbi Marla...
By Rachel Siegel On the eve of Yom Kippur, the idea of teshuva or repentance was on my mind. How can I improve myself to treat others in the way that they deserve to be treated? This past year has been defined by the #MeToo movement, with numerous women coming forward...
Allison Kaplan Sommer From the pulpit to the dinner table, sin and repentance is the stuff of annual Yom Kippur rituals, discussions and moments of introspection. But across the Jewish world, conversations grappling with transgressive sexual misconduct and its...
Women’s Funds and Foundations across the U.S. and beyond condemn the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy and the continued detention of immigrant families. While the new executive order issued by the Trump Administration will pause the practice...
