Since the official launch of the CJP Warmline this past fall, Jewish social service agencies across the community have reported that the number of new Jewish families in financial distress who are accessing services has doubled, as compared to this time last year.
Through CJP’s Anti-Po…
It's easy to overlook ways that we exclude others—we don’t do it on purpose, but it can happen when we lack insight or understanding of people who have perspectives, abilities or backgrounds that are different from ours. These unintentional exclusions can happen even in our synagogue com…
On behalf of the Ruderman Synagogue Inclusion Project and the Synagogue Council of Massachusetts, we invite your congregation to participate in Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month (JDAIM).
JDAIM is a unified effort among Jewish organizations worldwide to raise awareness and fost…
Recently, leaders from Jewish Federations from North America gathered for the General Assembly conference in Washington, D.C. Addressing the “Think Forward” theme, speakers ranged from Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, to former Meet The Press host David Gregory, to actress Debra Messing…
"There's a shocking number of Jewish families who are in financial distress,” says Rabbi Laurence Bazer of Temple Beth Sholom in Framingham. “And with winter coming up, this is a very vulnerable time—we didn’t want to wait to get the word out about CJP’s Anti-Poverty Initiative.”…
