On May 2nd at 2pm, join NYJA board member Amy Spitalnick & others on a topic of critical importance to our community. Register here: shorturl.at/ijCW8

May 2 @ 7:45pm! Register anschechesed.shulcloud.com/form/wrestling… for 'What's Left for Progressive Jews?' Explore issues affecting our community after 10/7 and Israel's response, w/ panelist Nancy Kaufman, NYJA Board Chair, & others

Register now for this important briefing! 👇🏼

Join @WorkersCircle and Ari Berman for a conversation on regressive forces - voter suppression, election subversion, gerrymandering, dark money, the takeover of the courts - and how we fight back to #DemandDemocracy . Registration: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

🌟 Register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… Join us 5/2 for “Navigating Complexity” webinar to reflect on the situation in Israel & Palestine. Hear from respected thinkers about prioritizing shared society, safety for all, and a plan for the future. ALLMEP New Israel Fund

Here’s what New York elected officials are saying about the Columbia University protests cityandstateny.com/politics/2024/…

At a time when nuance relating to international conflicts and protests here at home is more important than ever, too many so-called 'leaders' are fanning the flames of hate and misunderstanding, demanding we choose a side. Here is what I believe. I choose the side of humanity.

Join NYJA on May 2 for an important conversation! Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

The U.S. along with leaders from 17 countries whose citizens are also held hostage in Gaza released a joint statement calling on Hamas to release the remaining hostages. #BringThemHomeNow

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To broaden this out, a bedrock fallacy underpinning the I/P conflict is that it’s inherently ideologically incompatible to be both pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian. Answering favorably for one suggests that one is antagonistic—perhaps even hostile—toward the other. We must be both.

Two things are true at the same time:

There is a real antisemitism problem on certain college campuses.

AND some are exploiting it to fear-monger, smear entire institutions & groups, and advance their own agendas.

Campus Hillels are often the most grounded source of info ⬇️

This Passover, we are dreaming of collective liberation. A future beyond war, occupation, death, destruction and captivity. We hope that by next Passover we will be closer to that future, and that it will truly be a happy Passover: a celebration of freedom for all.

Freedom now.

Freedom for our hostages, freedom for us, freedom for Palestinians, freedom from war, freedom from occupation. 
 
Freedom from violence, freedom from messianism, freedom from terrorism.
 
This Passover, we demand:
 
Freedom & Peace - now, and for all.

ICYMI: “Nothing whatsoever is gained for the safety of Columbia’s Jewish and other students, for fighting ugly antisemitism, or for preserving universities’ role as critical institutions of liberal democracy by cynical calls for President Shafik’s resignation.”

Statement:

Nothing whatsoever is gained for the safety of Columbia’s Jewish & other students, for fighting ugly antisemitism, or for preserving universities’ role as critical institutions of liberal democracy by cynical calls for President Shafik’s resignation.

J STREET U STUDENTS DEEPLY FRUSTRATED BY ADL’S CAMPUS ANTISEMITISM REPORT CARD 🧵

Extremists of all stripes are using the Iran/Israel situation to further their agenda. Triple check who and what you’re sharing. Recognize many don’t know what they’re talking about, at best. Don’t fall for mis/disinformation intended to further polarize and demonize communities.

Our hearts are with Israelis tonight. Many New Yorkers are watching this news closely, worried about friends and family in Israel and in the region.

We are in solidity with our friends in Israel, who earlier in the evening were in the streets crying out for peace and security.

Last chance! Join us tonight to convene with some Jewish New Yorkers who care about social justice and a peaceful, democratic future for Israel: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…