National Council of Jewish Women GRS

P.A.D. Party
2023-01-24 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Temple B’rith Kodesh, 2131 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14618, Rochester, NY, 14618, United States
Join us as we gather to Provide Access and Dignity for women in our community. Donations of pads & tampons are needed and can be purchased on your own or on our Amazon Wish List.

Spread the Love
2023-01-19 08:00 - 2023-02-18 11:00 (America/New_York)
For a number of years in February, NCJW, GRS has partnered with the 5th Street Block Club to provide warm gloves, hats, socks and candy for youth and adults in our community. We are once again asking for your help with this event. You may drop off hats, gloves and socks at the P.A.D. Party at Temple B’rith Kodesh on January 24th, or you can drop off items to Jane Amstey by February 10th. If you prefer to order items online, please order from our Spread the Love Amazon Wish List.

There will be an assembly event to put the items in draw string bags at the Gantt Community Center on Saturday, February 11th at 11 am. On Saturday, February 18th at 11 am, we will meet again to distribute the bags to residents in northeast Rochester. If you are interested in helping at either of the events, please contact Jane Amstey to RSVP. She can provide details for the donations, assembly and distribution events.

Dice & Dreidels
2022-12-07 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Join us for a fun night of Bunko at Donna Cohen’s home and bring a recipe to share in our recipe exchange! Address will be shared upon registration. Please RSVP to terrilrichardson@yahoo.com no later than December 3rd.

Spread the Joy of Reading
2022-11-10 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Please help us Spread the Joy of Reading on Thursday, November 10th at 7 pm at the home of Amy Stein. The evening will include the opportunity to purchase books for RCSD classrooms in partnership with REF and a book exchange for all that would like to participate! We’ll be joined by special guest, Dr. Eva Thomas, principal of Dr. Walter Cooper Academy School #10.

Please register no later than November 7th.

Please RSVP by November 7th to terrilrichardson@yahoo.com.

Justice, Justice, Shall You Pursue
2022-10-26 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Temple B’rith Kodesh, 2131 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14618, Rochester, NY, 14618, United States
Join us for an evening of advocacy and inspiration with NCJW Chief Policy Officer, Jody Rabhan. Jody leads NCJW’s advocacy efforts in the nation’s capital and plays a key role in mobilizing effective grassroots work on priority issues and campaigns around the country. She has represented NCJW for more than 15 years, serving on national coalitions concerned with civil rights, economic justice issues, intimate partner violence, gun violence, and human trafficking, among other issues. She is a speaker and trainer on public policy and legislative issues for groups throughout the country, including Jewish communal organizations and secular advocacy groups.
ASL Interpretation is available for this event upon request. Please contact ncjwgrs@gmail.com by October 19th to request an interpreter.
If you’d prefer to pay via check, please mail us a check to PO Box 92444, Rochester, NY 14692 and include the names of those attending.

Vote Forward - Virtual Letter Writing Party
2022-10-20 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Our democracy needs your HELP! Can you join us on October 20th from 7-8:30pm for a Zoom call where we write letters to potential voters to increase election turnout? Come be a part of NCJW’s partnership with Vote Forward to protect and promote the vote, and enjoy a night of letter writing, socializing and entertainment. Add to the fun by inviting a few friends or family members to participate on the Zoom call with you from your house.

Letter Writing Parties September 21st, 28th, and 29th 7:00-8:30 pm
2022-09-21 00:00 - 2022-09-29 23:59 UTC
Writing a personalized letter has proven to be one of the most effective ways to help increase voter turnout. Please join us from 7:00-8:30 pm on September 21st, September 28th, September 29th or all three dates to help!
Please attend any or all three of our letter writing parties to help us increase voter turnout! You’ll receive location and link details after registering.
We hope you can join us in this effort!
**PLEASE NOTE, THE LETTER WRITING PARTY SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 29TH HAS BEEN POSTPONED. IT WILL BE A VIRTUAL LETTER WRITING PARTY. STAY TUNED FOR THE NEW DATE AND TIME.**

Hannah G Solomon 2022 Event
2022-06-09 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | Louis S. Wolk JCC of Greater Rochester, 1200 Edgewood Ave, Rochester, NY, 14618, United States
Join us for our annual Hannah G Solomon Humanitarian/Woman of the Year Award Celebration! These awards are given each year to leaders in our community who embody the spirit of our NCJW founder and, to section members who do outstanding work for our section, respectively. This year, we are celebrating Carmen Allen, President & Executive Director of Beyond the Sanctuary, as our Hannah G. Solomon Humanitarian Award recipient, and Rikki Brodsky and Lisa Vangellow as our Women of the Year.
