Eight major Jewish organizations led by The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) formed an emergency coalition today to help the Jewish community collectively respond rapidly and effectively to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on Jewish … [Read more...] about Major Jewish Organizations Form Emergency Pandemic Coalition
Justice
Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies Statement on Jersey City Shooting
December 12, 2019 - Once again, The Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies is bereft following this week’s shooting in Jersey City, New Jersey. As the details continue to unfold and the view is pointing to this incident as being of an … [Read more...] about Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies Statement on Jersey City Shooting
The Administration Wants to Cut the Power of SNAP for Hungry Households
USDA's proposed rule on SNAP Standardization of State Heating and Cooling Standard Utility Allowances would cut program benefits by a total of $4.5 billion over five years. This cut would result from changes in how states take households’ utility … [Read more...] about The Administration Wants to Cut the Power of SNAP for Hungry Households
Pause with Pittsburgh
Nearly one year ago... The Pittsburgh Jewish community suffered the most brutal anti-Semitic attack in the history of the United States when a gunman opened fire in the Tree of Life building in Pittsburgh, taking the lives of 11 innocent people … [Read more...] about Pause with Pittsburgh
We Were Strangers Too: Reflections from the U.S. – Mexico Border
On Sukkot, we are commanded to live in temporary booths for seven days to remind us of the time when our wandering ancestors had to dwell in similar structures following the exodus from Egypt. As Jewish communities around the world build and … [Read more...] about We Were Strangers Too: Reflections from the U.S. – Mexico Border
Sign-On Letter to Support Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act
In early April, the House of Representatives passed H.R.1585, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, with strong bipartisan support. The sponsors, Representatives Karen Bass (D-CA-37) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) worked closely … [Read more...] about Sign-On Letter to Support Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act
