Crown JEWEL Conversations: Viviana Waisman

Viviana Waisman, Collective member and Founder & CEO of Women’s Link Worldwide, will speak at our next Crown JEWEL Conversation. The event is open to all at no charge, but registration is required. Click here to...

Crown JEWEL Conversations: Rabbi Jill Jacobs

Rabbi Jill Jacobs, Collective member and Executive Director of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, will speak at our next Crown JEWEL Conversation. The event is open to all at no charge, but registration is required. Click here to...

Cartwheels for Civil Rights

Cartwheels for Civil Rights By Natasha Mayer   Last Tuesday, I had the distinct pleasure of attending (by Zoom, of course!) a live drag show with my very favorite New York Jewish drag queen, Miz Cracker. There was comedy, dance, high-heeled cartwheels, and civil...

Honoring the Women of Passover

Honoring the Women of Passover Many of us are observing Passover this week and celebrating the feminist heroes of the Passover story like Miriam who led the Israelites across the Red Sea, the midwives Shifra and Puah who defied Pharaoh and saved Israelite baby boys,...

Be-JEWEL-ed 2021: A Gala Celebration – April 29, 2021

While 2020 was said to be “The Year of the Woman,” at JWFNY, we celebrate women EVERY DAY.  On April 29, 2021, JWFNY held our annual Be-JEWEL-ed Gala Celebration where we celebrated visionary women leaders and their extraordinary social impact! Women are...

Crown JEWEL Conversations: Susan Weiss, J.D., PhD – March 4, 2021

Crown JEWEL Conversations: Susan Weiss, J.D., PhD – March 4, 2021 Susan Weiss, Founder and Executive Director of Center for Women’s Justice, uses the legal system to promote women’s equality, dignity, and justice under Jewish law in Israel. JWFNY Board President...

Convening Revisited: Women in Philanthropy – March 23, 2021

You asked for more and we listened! Join us March 23, 2021 at 12:00 PM ET for PART TWO of our “Jewish Women in Philanthropy” panel from our 2020 Annual Convening (view Part One here). The Convening provides Jewish philanthropists and social entrepreneurs...