Love to sing? NCJW/CLE is looking for individuals to join the Sing-Along group to sing at local Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Communities! No experience necessary and no memorization required. Just a love of music! For more information, contact: Rhona (rhona4books@gmail.com) Lynn (kleinmanlynn7@gmail.com)

Washington, DC – Today, in the wake of a raft of new executive actions targeting our nation’s most vulnerable, National Council of Jewish Women CEO Sheila Katz shared the following statement: “Effective as of 5 pm ET today, President Trump and his administration froze trillions of dollars in federal funding for essential programs that support women, children, and families. This …

January 13, 2024 United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary 224 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510   Dear Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin, and Committee Members:  On behalf of the 225,000 advocates of National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), I am writing to share our strong opposition to the nomination of Pam Bondi to serve as United States …

The dangerous “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government” Executive Order signed yesterday and orders to rescind LGBTQ+ rights and diversity initiatives harm and discriminate against LGBTQ+ people — many of whom are women. Keshet and National Council of Jewish Women condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the Presidential Actions signed yesterday which …

NCJW Celebrates the Recognition of the Equal Rights Amendment as the Law of the Land. WASHINGTON — Today, President Biden issued a statement recognizing that the Equal Rights Amendment has been ratified and is the law of the land. While many believed the only path to the Equal Rights Amendment was through the National Archivist, President Biden, under advisement of legal …

The following statement is attributed to Sheila Katz, CEO of National Council of Jewish Women: “An agreement to secure the release of the hostages, increase humanitarian aid,  and lead to an end of the war is a welcome and necessary development after 15 months of devastation. Our hearts ache for the women, children, and families who have borne the unimaginable …

Originally published by RNS January 8, 2025 By Yonat Shimron (RNS) — The National Council of Jewish Women and 19 other organizations, representing Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs, filed an amicus brief Monday (Jan. 6) opposing a Louisiana law that would require the display of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom in the state. The Ten Commandments legislation, which …

Originally published by The Center Square January 9, 2025 By Nolan McKendry (The Center Square) — The state of Louisiana is having trouble attributing the motivations of the Ten Commandments law to historical significance, pushing aside any educational significance it is meant to have. Much of Attorney General Liz Murril’s argument relies on the Ten Commandments being historically and educationally significant. …

LOUISIANA –Yesterday, in an amicus brief filed in the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) asserted that the Louisiana law mandating that a poster or framed copy of the Ten Commandments be permanently hung in every public school classroom violates religious freedom. For over 130 years, NCJW has fought to create a democratic …

On Friday, January 3, 2025 the 119th Congress was sworn-in. Swearing-in day or “back to school” as it’s often called in Washington, DC, is a time for new members and lawmakers continuing in their roles to open up their Capitol Hill offices, host parties near the Capitol, and generally celebrate the start of the new Congress post-election. It’s the first …