A Jewish leader is not ‘just a man with a beard,’ women rabbis tell NYC Mayor Adams during discussion on combating antisemitism, climate change, homelessness, closing Rikers Island, healthcare, affordable housing and more.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams met with 55 women rabbis and cantors Thursday in what one of the rabbis called a “productive and respectful” discussion on issues that included combating antisemitism, climate change, homelessness, closing Rikers Island, healthcare, affordable housing and more.
We brought together 55 women rabbis and cantors, representing all the major denominations; all five boroughs; Jews of Color and LGBTQ+ Jews for what we believe was the first-ever, and certainly the largest ever meeting of Jewish women clergy with the Mayor of New York City.