National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW)

10/21/2026

🗓️ Mark your calendar for March 10-11!

Washington Advocacy Summit will bring together changemakers from all over the country that are working towards positive change. With our rights on the line, now is the moment to take action.

Register at: http://ncjw.org/was-2027

10/21/2026

We are with you, . This cannot be normalized.

10/20/2026

Israeli elections are one week away! 🇮🇱

Yael Yechieli is the founder and CEO of the 5050 Initiative, working toward equal representation in Israeli leadership. In conversation with NCJW, she reminds us that the power belongs to the people, and elections are when politicians have to listen.

We’ve partnered with Mashva U’Ma’ala to bring you weekly Israel news through a gender lens. Check out the latest election updates: https://www.ncjw.org/news/mashva-umaala/

10/20/2026

Dolly Parton starred in 9 to 5. Debbie Schneider helped organize the movement behind it.

Today we celebrate a labor leader, community organizer, and activist's 70th birthday! Debbie Schneider helped build District 925, the first clerical workers union in the United States, and has spent her career helping tens of thousands of women discover their own strength and build better workplaces. Swipe through to learn more.

Know a Jewish woman who helped build our nation? Share her story and help us build our collection: ncjw.org/she-built-this

10/20/2026

Tune in for an urgent talk about women in the Israeli elections. 📣

As Israel approaches the most critical elections in its history, everything is on the line, including the future of the democracy itself. Join Israel Women's Network Chair Prof. Daphna Hacker and CNN senior reporter Tal Shalev for a conversation about equality, women's participation, and the future of Israeli democracy. Together, they will examine the prospects for meaningful change and what it will take to put women’s voices and priorities at the center of the political agenda.

TODAY 1PM EST / 8PM Israel time.

Register here: https://iwn.org.il/our-activity/israeli-elections/

10/19/2026

☎️ TOMORROW ☎️

We're partnering with Jews United for Justice, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, and Women of Reform Judaism to get out the vote for reproductive freedom in Virginia! Abortion is on the ballot in Virginia this November, and we're calling potential voters from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm ET tomorrow night to urge them to vote YES on Question 1.

Will you pick up the phone? RSVP: ncjw.org/oct-20-va

10/16/2026

Hispanic Heritage Month may have ended yesterday, but we’re not done celebrating.

Pati Jinich is a James Beard Award-winning chef, Emmy-nominated host, and one of the most beloved voices in Mexican food today. She has spent decades bringing the richness of Mexican culture into American homes through her PBS shows Pati’s Mexican Table, La Frontera, and her newest series, Pati Jinich Explores Panamericana.

But beyond the accolades, Pati is driven by a simple conviction: food finds a way to connect people.

Navigating life as a Mexican, a Jew, an American, and an immigrant, she knows food has always been more than recipes. It is how cultures meet, how stories get told, and how strangers build bridges.

As we welcome Shabbat, may we bring Pati’s reminder that the best meals are the ones shared (and maybe one of her recipes) to our tables. Shabbat shalom!

And a point of personal privilege from the Jewtina digital media manager behind this post: to my fellow Latin Jews at NCJW, Eddie Chavez Calderon and Sarah Flores Shannon, this one’s for you. -Anahi 🫶

10/16/2026

Whether you've been involved in the NCJW movement for decades, or you just scrolled on our content for the first time, Washington Advocacy Summit is for you!

And because good things come in threes, there are three ways to participate:

1️⃣: Join us in DC March 10–11, 2027
2️⃣: Become a sponsor
3️⃣: Celebrate someone in our digital journal!

Pick one, pick two, or go all in. We hope to count you in. Learn more: https://www.ncjw.org/was-2027/

10/16/2026

“We are just trying to ensure that one particular narrow understanding of when life begins, or who should have the ability to get married, is not dictated by a religious authority and that that’s really up to the will of the people,” said Sarah Flores Shannon, NCJW’s associate director of movement building. 🔥 🔥

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(RNS) — As Idaho, Missouri, Nevada and Virginia prepare to vote on abortion-related ballot measures, polling suggests abortion is less of a priority for voters than in other recent election cycles.

10/16/2026

🪬 Stop scrolling! 🪬 If you're Jewish, live in Missouri, and care about the right to control our own bodies, it's time to talk about Amendment 3.

Whether we're talking about reproductive health care or gender-affirming care, one thing is always true: health care decisions should be made between patients and their doctors, not by politicians.

That's why we're working with Keshet to call on our communities to vote NO on 3 in Missouri! Join us in texting MO voters on Election Day 1-2pm ET / 12-1pm CT bit.ly/thrive-textbank