We work to support laws to advance the wellbeing and status of women, children and families , enhance Jewish life, and ensure and advance individual and civil rights. Following the Jewish tradition of tikkun olam, we work to ensure that we all have the same rights, privileges, and freedoms.
We believe pregnant people have a right to make deeply personal decisions about abortion, and our faith impels us to support them compassionately. NCJW MA works to bring Jewish values of equity and equality into conversations about abortion policy.
We believe that our government will be more representative when more of us can vote. Informed by Jewish values of fairness, NCJW MA works to ensure that no group is prevented from casting ballots on the basis of poverty, race, neighborhood, or gender. We are especially concerned about felon disenfranchisement.
Torah teaches us to care for the poor, the sick, the outcast, and the hungry. NCJW MA therefore takes special interest in policies concerning labor rights, health care, prisons, policing, immigration, and expanding access to health + nutrition.
NCJW MA works to mobilize Jewish advocates in the Commonwealth We keep elected officials accountable in a variety of ways, especially by advancing legislation in line with our values and goals. NCJW MA newsletters and posts keep advocates up to date about pressing issues in our communities. Tikkun olam inspires our work as Jewish women to heal our broken world one action at a time.
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Public awareness about domestic abuse is much better than it was years ago, but there’s still a feeling that Jews don’t act abusively, says Julie Youdovin, Outreach and Program Coordinator for Journey to Safety, the Jewish Family & Children’s Service (JF&CS) program targeting domestic and dating abuse. But abuse does happen in Jewish homes, Youdovin […]
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