The Times of Israel reports on the launch of NYJA, speaking with co-founders Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum and Rabbi Rachel Timoner.
Several New York Jewish leaders are creating a new political group to advocate for liberal causes at the city, state and national level, with an emphasis on combating anti-Semitism and cultivating domestic support for Israel.
The organization was created because the founders felt there was no lobbying arm that coordinates the advocacy of progressive Jewish priorities in New York — which is home to more than 1.75 million Jews…