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NCJW Advocacy Wrap-Up:
Friday, February 3, 2023
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In this issue...
Observe HIAS Refugee Shabbat TONIGHT
NCJW Advocacy in Action Conference in St. Louis – Register Soon
Hear About Proposed Changes to Israel’s Judiciary February 15
Repro Shabbat is Coming February 17 & 18
Assemble After-Care Kits with Planned Parenthood Speaker
SAVE THE DATE! Purim 2023 — A Feminist Celebration
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NOTE: Beginning this month—the Weekly Advocacy Wrap-Up will become bi-monthly and will issue on the first and third Friday of the month. | |
Observe HIAS Refugee Shabbat TONIGHT | |
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The world is facing a global crisis of displacement. The war in Ukraine has led to the fastest-growing refugee emergency since World War II. The number of displaced people now exceeds 100 million. Asylum seekers have been turned away from border after border and hundreds of millions of people face a terrible choice between flight and famine.
Please join this weekend for HIAS’s Refugee Shabbat, cosponsored by ADL, alongside individuals, congregations and organizations across the country to learn more about the global crisis and how you can help.
Speak out against the anti-immigrant hate that can stoke physical violence and lead to harmful policies. Dehumanizing language has motivated nativist laws to exclude refugees and immigrants. As one example that had devastating consequences, we remember the antisemitic intentions of the laws and restrictions that drastically limited the number of Jews able to find refuge in the U.S., blocking an escape just as Nazism swept across Europe.
Today we are united, fighting not to have history repeat itself when refugees and asylum seekers need our help.
Click here to register
for the Refugee Shabbat Friday Night Service livestream
Feb. 3, 3:30 pm PT
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NCJW Advocacy in Action Conference
in St. Louis
March 3–5, 2023
In Person
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Join National Council of Jewish Women advocates on March 3-5, 2023, for a full weekend of workshops and speakers at the Advocacy in Action conference, hosted by NCJWSTL!
Workshop topics include honing our advocacy skills, crafting and conveying your story, strategizing for statewide impact, building effective coalitions, reaching outside for support, and more.
Plus, plenty of time to share best practices and learn from each other to help us all move forward on the critical issues of the day and their relevance to us all.
Click here to learn more
NCJW Greater Long Beach & West Orange County has funding available to help offset costs. If you are interested or have questions, email info@ncjwlongbeach.org.
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Get Engaged in NCJW’s Israel Work:
Hear About Proposed Changes
to Israel’s Judiciary
Wednesday, February 15, 9 am
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Join the first Kaffe with Kalela virtual event on Wednesday, February 15 at 9am PT featuring NCJW Israel Program Manager Kalela Lancaster and special guests Adv. Anat Thon Ashkenazy and Adv. Ela Alon — two legal experts who are also alumni of NCJW's Connecting for Impact Program — to discuss the proposed changes to Israel's judiciary that are sparking mass protests across the country. Registration is required. This event will not be recorded.
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Repro Shabbat Is Coming February 17-18, 2023!
Friday, Feb 17, 6 PM and Saturday, Feb 18, 8:45 AM
Temple Israel – In Person and Livestream
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This meaningful Shabbat is dedicated to the important Jewish value of Reproductive Freedom. NCJW, along with more than 50 co-sponsors, is creating a Jewish movement by carving out a moment to honor reproductive freedom and justice during Shabbat.
NCJW GLB & WOC Advocacy Committee is cosponsoring Repro Shabbat services on Friday at 6 pm with Rabbi Scott Fox at Temple Israel Long Beach, highlighting the importance of reproductive justice. On Saturday at 8:45 am, Rabbi Fox will lead a Torah Study of Mishpatim, the Torah portion which forms the basis of the Jewish approach to reproductive freedom. It’s the story of an accidental miscarriage that teaches us much about how Judaism does, and doesn’t, regard the personhood of a fetus.
Both the Friday service and the Torah Study will be in person at Temple Israel Long Beach, 269 Loma Ave., Long Beach. For more information, you can contact advocacy@ncjwlongbeach.org.
Repro Shabbat virtual services:
TI's Embedded Livestream
TI's Livestream Web Channel
TI's Facebook Page
TI's YouTube Channel
Saturday Morning Torah Study:
https://zoom.us/j/163280737
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Assemble After-Care Comfort Kits & Hear
from Planned Parenthood Representative
Tuesday, February 28, 6 pm
AJCC
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3 birds with one stone!
Join us at 6 pm and help assemble ‘Comfort Kits’ for Planned Parenthood to give to those traveling here from out-of-state for a procedure. We’re the first to do this locally!
Or come at 7 pm and hear Kristin Langlois, Donor Relations Co-Ordinator for Planned Parenthood, Orange & San Bernardino Counties, give us a boots-on-the-ground update on what’s happening in our area, and how we can meet those needs!
Also, there will be note cards available to write thank you notes to the nurses and doctors that are on the front lines. Please RSVP to communityservice@ncjwlongbeach.org.
Don't miss this exciting evening!
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SAVE THE DATE!
Purim 2023 — A Feminist Celebration
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 4:30pm PT
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National Council of Jewish Women is back again in 2023 for another feminist reclamation of the Purim story!
As we all know, the Purim story most of us were taught about Queen Vashti and Queen Esther too often focus on their beauty, dismiss their strength, and limit their agency. Last year, we came together to recognize Queen Vashti's brave disobedience and Queen Esther's intentional and courageous decisions and bold actions. This year, we are excited to look closely again. We'll hear from feminist commentators, including NCJW Scholar in Residence Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, along with advocates from across the country, for a feminist Purim celebration!
Sign up, grab your drink of choice, and log on to celebrate our heroines and hear our reading and interpretation of the Megillah.
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