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In honor of International Women’s Day, the Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York would like to introduce you to a few of the powerful Jewish women social entrepreneurs we fund through our international grantmaking. Inspired by their Jewish...

By Madelyn Bucksbaum Adamson and Stephanie Blumenkranz From left to right: Shira Berkovits, Ilana Ruskay-Kidd, Rachel Zaslow, and Aliza Mazor. We have all heard about them – people who saw a problem and took the leap to devote their lives to...

By Ayelet Kalfus The night started with song. The words of Shehecheyanu, the Jewish blessing for gratitude at experiencing something new, washed over the crowd as Naomi Less sang: “Blessed are You who has enabled us to reach this moment.” We...