Shalom Somerville

10/16/2026

✅🚨 Sign up to speak at Cambridge City Council on Monday is now OPEN. The earlier you sign up, the earlier you speak. 👉https://tinyurl.com/5xxzc2wd

10/16/2026

🎤 Sign-up to speak opens TOMORROW at 9 AM for the Cambridge City Council meeting on Monday, Oct 19 at 5:30 PM. One minute at the mic.

You do NOT need to live in Cambridge (and you do not need to be a US citizen/voterWear white in solidarity 🤍

✉️ Email [email protected] with written comments

📋 Reference Policy Order 2026-195 and Policy Order 2026-196

Sign up 👉https://tinyurl.com/3yaffd7y

10/08/2026

Three years ago today, Hamas murdered 1,200 people and took 251 hostages in the deadliest attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust.

Today we remember every life lost and stand with the survivors and their families.

We pray for lasting peace.

Never again.

09/01/2026

🗳️ Last call! Polls close at 8 PM!

Plan on voting by mail? The ballot MUST BE in a dropbox by 6 PM or brought to the Elections Department at City Hall (93 Highland Ave) by 8 PM. Find your polling location and Dropbox here: https://votesomerville.org/

Need help deciding? Take a look at the election guide from Shalom Somerville to make informed choices. Get out and vote! 👉https://shalomsomerville.org/election-guide-2026

Go vote !

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Christine Barber for State Senate
Chris Oates for State Rep
Olivia Gilligan-Corsetti for State Rep
Neil Miller for State Representative

09/01/2026

🗳️ TODAY IS THE DAY! Go vote !

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Christine Barber for State Senate
Chris Oates for State Rep
Olivia Gilligan-Corsetti for State Rep
Neil Miller for State Representative

Polls open: NOW to 8 p.m. | Find your polling location https://votesomerville.org/
Voting by mail? Place your ballot in a dropbox by 6 p.m. OR hand-deliver it to City Hall 93 Highland Ave. by 8 p.m.

Need help deciding? Take a look at the election guide from Shalom Somerville to make informed choices. Get out and vote! 👉https://shalomsomerville.org/election-guide-2026

A diverse Jewish community group in Somerville, MA building a more welcoming city for all Somervillians. Read statements, meet candidates, and join our mailing list.

08/25/2026

🗳️ Need help deciding how to vote this week at 93 Highland Ave? Take a look at the election guide from Shalom Somerville to make informed choices.

Vote early, vote now!

https://shalomsomerville.org/election-guide-2026
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Christine Barber for State Senate
Chris Oates for State Rep
Olivia Gilligan-Corsetti for State Rep
Neil Miller for State Representative

08/25/2026

🗳️ Early voting for the State Primary Election is HERE! Vote this week at City Hall (93 Highland Ave.) through Friday, August 28. No wait, no excuses.

Have a vote-by-mail ballot? Get it to the Elections Department by 8 p.m. on Election Day (September 1). More info here 👉 https://tinyurl.com/38chjb36

Vote early, vote now!

06/30/2026

The Jewish community is watching. The "Ethical" Procurement Ordinance comes before the Legislative Matters Committee TONIGHT at 6 PM. Attend online and make your voice heard—the record matters. Sign up here 👉

Legislative Matters Committee 6-30-26

06/18/2026

🚨Legal experts warn Somerville Government that an enacted ordinance would face immediate lawsuits.🚨

As forewarned by residents and even the city solicitor's office, last week’s hateful boycott ordinance raises serious constitutional concerns and causes real harm to local families as residents report harassment and vandalism, with some already having left the city. Shalom Somerville welcomes letters today by ADL and Louis D. Brandeis Center formally urging our city to reject the hateful boycott ordinance brought forward last week.

We call on our mayor and council to stop letting this kind of jockeying into our city, and spare our city the expense, embarrassment, and strife it causes.
Read the full letters now! 📋

Press Release: https://tinyurl.com/ye225eav

ADL/Brandeis Center letter to the City of Somerville: https://tinyurl.com/3xxn54bc

Link [email protected]
Will Mbah
Kristen Strezo
Ben Wheeler for Somerville
Matt McLaughlin for State Senate
JT Scott
Ben Ewen-Campen for State Rep
Councilor Jesse Clingan
Naima for Somerville City Council
Lance Davis Ward 6 City Council
Emily Hardt for Somerville Ward 7
Jake Wilson for Somerville

06/17/2026

🚨 Nearly 30 community members showed up at City Hall on SHORT NOTICE to oppose the proposed Israel boycott ordinance! Our voices were heard—Jeremy Burton (JCRC), Leiran Biton, and Councilor Kristen Strezo testified powerfully against the measure. The Legislative Matters Committee will review on June 30. Watch the testimonies now between 1 hr 11 and 1hr26! 📹 https://tinyurl.com/5n6dye2c

If you're a Somerville resident, we urge you to contact your City Councilor and voice your opposition to this ordinance. This measure is illegal and will do nothing to help Somerville—only cause trouble for our community. While families are struggling with medical bills, potholes, and SNAP benefits that can't keep up with inflation, this ordinance won't address any of those real challenges. All that matters to its backers is Palestine. Our community deserves better. 💪Contact your council member today! 👇

[email protected]
Jon Link | City Councilor At Large [email protected]
Wilfred N. Mbah | Vice President, City Councilor At Large [email protected]
Kristen Strezo | City Councilor At Large [email protected]
Ben Wheeler | City Councilor At Large [email protected]
Matthew McLaughlin | Ward One City Councilor [email protected]
Jefferson Thomas (J.T.) Scott Ward Two City Councilor [email protected]
Ben Ewen-Campen Ward Three City Councilor [email protected]
Jesse Clingan | Ward Four City Councilor [email protected]
Naima Sait | Ward Five City Councilor [email protected]
Lance L. Davis | President, Ward Six City Councilor [email protected]
Emily Hardt | Ward Seven City Councilor [email protected]