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City & State New York: Niou Reiterates BDS Support at NY-10 Forum
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaNiou reiterates BDS support at NY-10 forum. The other seven candidates opposed the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement against Israel.Details
The Forward: Coverage of Congressional District 10 Forum – Candidates Condemn BDS
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaIn Brooklyn race for Congress, a chorus of candidates condemns BDS. Out of eight candidates, State Rep. Yuh-Line Niou was the only one to defend the BDS movement at a public forumDetails
Jewish Insider: Daily Kickoff – Highlights of the NYJA Congressional Candidate Forum
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaThe Jewish Insider recounts highlights from the 10th Congressional District Candidate Forum hosted by NYJA. Divisions over the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement targeting Israel were on full display at an eight-candidate forum for New York’s 10th Congressional District last night at Brooklyn’s Congregation Beth Elohim.Details
NY Jewish Week Article: Covering 10th District Congressional Candidate Forum
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaArticle by Jacob Henry NY Jewish Week about the 10th District Congressional Candidate Forum: A NY congressional candidate doubles down on BDS support at forum held by Jewish groups.Details
NY Jewish Week Article: About NYJA’s Event with Mayor Eric Adams and Women Rabbis
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaA Jewish leader is not ‘just a man with a beard,’ women rabbis tell NYC Mayor Adams during discussion on combating antisemitism, climate change, homelessness, closing Rikers Island, healthcare, affordable housing and more.Details
The Jerusalem Post Article: Jewish Leader is not “Just a Man with a Beard” – women Rabbis tell NYC Mayor Adams
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaNew York City Mayor Eric Adams met with 55 women rabbis and cantors Thursday in what one of the rabbis called a “productive and respectful” discussion on issues that included combating antisemitism, climate change, homelessness, closing Rikers Island, healthcare, affordable housing and more.Details
NYJA Brings 55 Women Rabbis and Cantors to City Hall to Meet with NYC Mayor Eric Adams
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaWe brought together 55 women rabbis and cantors, representing all the major denominations; all five boroughs; Jews of Color and LGBTQ+ Jews for what we believe was the first-ever, and certainly the largest ever meeting of Jewish women clergy with the Mayor of New York City. Details
The Times Of Israel: Article About NYJA’s Event With Israel’s Minister Regional Cooperation, Esawi Frej
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaThis article is about NYJA’s first ever in person event, a reception held on Tuesday 3/29, with Israel’s Minister of Regional Cooperation, Esawi Frej.Details
The Forward: Letter to Representative Bowman from Jewish Leaders and NYJA
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaThis article, published in The Forward, discusses a letter coordinated and delivered by NYJA, from Jewish leaders to Representative Bowman.Details
Jewish News Syndicate: Matt Nosanchuk Quoted in Article about Activists Calling for the Ban of Zionist Groups from Voting Rights Rally
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaMatt Nosanchuk shares his perspective in this article on the intersection of Israel, progressive political groups, and NYC electionsDetails
Jewish Insider: Matt Nosanchuk Quoted in Article about Progressives, Israel, and NYC Elections
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaMatt Nosanchuk shares his perspective in this article on the intersection of Israel, progressive political groups, and NYC electionsDetails
The Forward: Jacob Kornbluh’s Analysis of NYJA/Forward’s City Council Candidate Survey
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaThe Forward’s Jacob Kornbluh analyzes the results of NYJA”s City Council Candidate survey which it conducted in collaboration with The Forward.Details
NY Jewish Week: Matt Nosanchuk Shares His Reaction to the Biden-Harris Inauguration
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaAlong with other New York Jewish leaders, NYJA President Matt Nosanchuk was asked by The Jewish Week to share his reaction to the inauguration of President Biden and Vice President Harris today. Details
New York Jewish Week Reports on NYJA’s “Jewish Political Power in NY” Event
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaNY Jewish Week’s editor-in-chief reported on NYJA’s “Jewish Political Power in New York” webinar, in which panelists shared their unique views on the diversity of New York Jewish voters, the role of Israel in local politics, and what it means for Jewish political figures to do their work explicitly as Jews.Details
Over 25 National and Local News Outlets Cover NYJA’s Rabbinic Statement on COVID-19
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaThe New York Jewish Agenda organized over 450 rabbis to join a statement supporting the data-driven, life-saving public health measures implemented by Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio. This statement, along with our press conference on Friday, received substantial press attention, and succeeded in shifting the media narrative about the Jewish community’s position on this issue.
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New York Jewish Week: NYJA Response to DSA Controversy Acknowledged in Op-Ed
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaNYJA’s response to a controversy surrounding the New York City Democratic Socialists’ 2021 candidate questionaire was highlighted in an op-ed written by two Jewish candidates for city council.Details
Matt Nosanchuk Opinion in NY Jewish Week: Don’t Give Up on the Two-State Solution
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaThis op-ed by Matt Nosanchuk was published in the New York Jewish Week. It was written in response to Peter Beinart’s essay in the New York Times and Jewish Currents, which argued that Liberal Zionists should abandon the two-state solution.Details
Matt Nosanchuk and Randi Weingarten Appear in The Forward
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaMatt Nosanchuk and Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, co-authored this op-ed in The Forward, writing that public education is a Jewish value.Details
City & State New York: Sharon Kleinbaum Appears on the 2020 Pride Power 100 List
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaSharon Kleinbaum, Senior Rabbi at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah and Co-Founder and Board Member of New York Jewish Agenda appears in City & State New York’s 2020 Pride Power 100 List.Details
Jews of NY: Matt Nosanchuk Appears in Top 50 NYC Jewish LGBTQ Influencers
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaMatt Nosanchuk appears in the Top 50 NYC Jewish LGBTQ Influencers List, published by Jews of NY in honor of the NYC LGBTQ Pride Month 2020. Details
JTA: Calls to defund the police put Jewish institutions in a tough position
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaMatt Nosanchuk addresses police policies and NYJA’s position on legislation to reform police through practices, policies, and training to stop systemic racism.Details
Patch: Jewish Leaders Urge Cuomo To Pass Police Reforms
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaThis article in Patch covers NYJA’s letter signed by more than 350 Jewish leaders in New York, urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to pass meaningful police reforms.
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Forward: NY Attorney General Opens Probe Into NYPD COVID Enforcement
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaThis article, written by Molly Boigon, appeared in The Forward as a News item. The article notes NYJA’s support for efforts by New York State Attorney General Letitia James to look into reports of unequal enforcement by the NYPD of social-distancing requirements due to coronavirus.Details
Forward: More than 100 Jewish leaders urge Cuomo not to undo bail reform
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaThe Forward reports on NYJA’s letter to Gov. Cuomo with 100 other Jewish organizations and leaders urging him not to undo the state’s bail reform law.Details
NY Jewish Week: Jewish Liberal Group Aims to Fill a ‘Vacuum’
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaRabbi Timoner and Rabbi Kleinbaum explain the purpose of NYJA in an article published by The Jewish Week. The new organization will have a New York focus, “a voice that is politically Jewish,” concentrating on such issues as bail reform, criminal justice and anti-Semitism.Details
New York Post: Jewish leaders slam de Blasio over comments
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaThis article appeared in the New York Post detailing the letter by NYJA to Mayor Bill de Blasio and announcing Jewish leaders want face time with de Blasio to discuss.Details
JTA: Letter condemns Mayor de Blasio for ‘scapegoating’ entire Jewish community
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaThis article appeared in JTA, covering NYJA and other Jewish leaders’ letter to Mayor de Blasio after his offensive tweet condemning “the Jewish community.”Details
Times of Israel: NY Jewish liberals launch new advocacy organization
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaThe Times of Israel reports on the launch of NYJA, speaking with co-founders Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum and Rabbi Rachel Timoner.Details
T’ruah: Our Best Leaders May Be Those with the Least Power
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaA d’var Torah for Parshat Beha’alotecha by Matt Nosanchuk, published in T’ruah, the rabbinic call for human rights.Details
Jewish Insider: New York liberal Jews form progressive advocacy group
Posted by New York Jewish AgendaJewish Insider reports on NYJA’s launch, writing, “Nosanchuk, the group’s president, said the goal is to be a voice for liberal Jews in New York to advance social justice issues and combat antisemitism.”Details