Matt Nosanchuk in the New York Daily News: COVID, ultra-Orthodox Jews and NYC
This op-ed was written by Matt Nosanchuk and appeared in the New York Daily News on October 22, 2020.
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Over 25 National and Local News Outlets Cover NYJA’s Rabbinic Statement on COVID-19
The New York Jewish Agenda organized over 450 rabbis to join a statement supporting the data-driven, life-saving public health measures implemented by Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio. This statement, along with our press conference on Friday, received substantial press attention, and succeeded in shifting the media narrative about the Jewish community’s position on this issue.
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New York Jewish Week: NYJA Response to DSA Controversy Acknowledged in Op-Ed
NYJA’s response to a controversy surrounding the New York City Democratic Socialists’ 2021 candidate questionaire was highlighted in an op-ed written by two Jewish candidates for city council.
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Matt Nosanchuk Opinion in NY Jewish Week: Don’t Give Up on the Two-State Solution
This op-ed by Matt Nosanchuk was published in the New York Jewish Week. It was written in response to Peter Beinart’s essay in the New York Times and Jewish Currents, which argued that Liberal Zionists should abandon the two-state solution.
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Matt Nosanchuk and Randi Weingarten Appear in The Forward
Matt Nosanchuk and Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, co-authored this op-ed in The Forward, writing that public education is a Jewish value.
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City & State New York: Sharon Kleinbaum Appears on the 2020 Pride Power 100 List
Sharon Kleinbaum, Senior Rabbi at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah and Co-Founder and Board Member of New York Jewish Agenda appears in City & State New York’s 2020 Pride Power 100 List.
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Jews of NY: Matt Nosanchuk Appears in Top 50 NYC Jewish LGBTQ Influencers
Matt Nosanchuk appears in the Top 50 NYC Jewish LGBTQ Influencers List, published by Jews of NY in honor of the NYC LGBTQ Pride Month 2020.
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JTA: Calls to defund the police put Jewish institutions in a tough position
Matt Nosanchuk addresses police policies and NYJA’s position on legislation to reform police through practices, policies, and training to stop systemic racism.
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Patch: Jewish Leaders Urge Cuomo To Pass Police Reforms
This article in Patch covers NYJA’s letter signed by more than 350 Jewish leaders in New York, urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to pass meaningful police reforms.
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Forward: NY Attorney General Opens Probe Into NYPD COVID Enforcement
This article, written by Molly Boigon, appeared in The Forward as a News item. The article notes NYJA’s support for efforts by New York State Attorney General Letitia James to look into reports of unequal enforcement by the NYPD of social-distancing requirements due to coronavirus.
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Forward: More than 100 Jewish leaders urge Cuomo not to undo bail reform
The Forward reports on NYJA’s letter to Gov. Cuomo with 100 other Jewish organizations and leaders urging him not to undo the state’s bail reform law.
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NY Jewish Week: Jewish Liberal Group Aims to Fill a ‘Vacuum’
Rabbi Timoner and Rabbi Kleinbaum explain the purpose of NYJA in an article published by The Jewish Week. The new organization will have a New York focus, “a voice that is politically Jewish,” concentrating on such issues as bail reform, criminal justice and anti-Semitism.
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