Repro Shabbat: Period Poverty Collection Drive + Volunteer Opportunity

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REGISTER Repro Shabbat lifts up reproductive freedom as an inherently Jewish issue in a nationwide initiative led by the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW). This year, we will be collecting period products through an online drive, then come together to package them for distribution to women living in transitional housing. Did you know that…

March Tzedek Circle: How do you speak the truth to people who benefit from obscuring it?

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REGISTER Join co-hosts Dena Robinson and Darin Lim Yankowitz for an hour of pre-Purim music, learning, conversation and action in service of the Jewish call for justice. Special guest: Shira Zemel, Reproductive Rights Campaign Co-Chair for National Council of Jewish Women. Special musical guest: the remarkable Ze'evi Tovlev. Register to join Tzedek Circle on Sunday,…

“In A Different Key” Documentary Screening & Filmmaker Talkback

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REGISTER The award-winning documentary In A Different Key is an extraordinary narrative history of autism: the riveting story of parents fighting for their children’s civil rights; of doctors struggling to define autism; of ingenuity, self-advocacy, and profound social change. Congregation Rodeph Sholom invites you to a screening and talkback with the filmmakers and award-winning journalists…

In Defense of Israeli Democracy: IDF Reservists Speak Out

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Join us for a special event to hear from Brigadier General (Res) Roy Riftin, Colonel (Res) Joab Rosenberg, and Colonel (Res) Ophir Bear, who will discuss the upcoming judicial reform and its impact on Israeli democracy. The suggested reform, which many are calling a judicial revolt, will change the balance of powers in Israel by…

CRS Outings: Tzedek Box Exhibit at HUC-JIR

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REGISTER Join Cantor De Lowe for a tour of the "Tzedek Box" exhibit at the Heller Musuem at Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute of Religion. A new ceremonial object, the tzedek box enables the ritualization of our acts of justice and helps bring sanctity and beauty to this work. Contemporary artists offer their vision for…

Democracy in Israel: The Opportunities and Perils of Politics in Israel Today with Uri Keidar

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REGISTER This event is for CRS Members Only Executive Director, Uri Keidar, joins us in person from Israel Hofsheet, a non-partisan organization that works to advocate for policy change on issues of religion and state in Israel. Uri will share updates on Israel Hofsheet’s public initiatives and campaigns for religious freedom and the strengthening of…

Spring and Summer Clothing Drive for Asylum Seekers

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Please donate spring and summer clothing for asylum seekers by May 4th at the collection box in the Congregation Rodeph Sholom lobby. Requested Items: Casual adult clothing Kids clothing 2T+…

Economic Justice through a Jewish Lens

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REGISTER Cost of Admission $15* *if cost is prohibitive, please contact Aviva Zadoff (azadoff@ncjwny.org).   An evening of learning and action NCJW NY upholds the Jewish values of justice and equity for all people. And in our home of New York City, where the cost of living can only be comfortably afforded by the few,…

Is Israel on Its Way to a Constitutional Crisis? Presented by the Movement for Quality Government in Israel With the JCC

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REGISTER Join us at the JCC for a special gathering with Dr. Adv. Eliad Shraga, the Chairman of the Movement for Quality Government in Israel (MQG), Dr. Ayala Procaccia, a retired Justice of the Supreme Court and the President of MQG, and Oren Heiman, a prominent social entrepreneur. Adv. Dr. Shraga, Justice Procaccia and Mr.…

Yom Ha-Tzedek

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REGISTER: IN PERSON REGISTER: ONLINE Yom Ha-Tzedek is an annual occasion to rededicate ourselves to a more just world. Join a worldwide community as we open our Tzedek Boxes with joyful music from Cantor Shayna DeLowe, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, and Beth Reinstein, meaningful ritual, and reflections from special honoree Sheila Katz, CEO of the National…