New & Noteworthy

https://youtu.be/AFpbFLCZbng Keynote Address: Donna Lieberman, Esq., Executive Director of the New York Civil Liberties Union Secular-Religious Partnerships for the Trump Era: How can faith leaders and secular civil rights activists collaborate effectively to defend our … [Read more...] about “Fundamental principles are bringing people together across divides that have separated us for far too long” – Donna Lieberman of NYCLU offers keynote speech at faith leader conference

https://youtu.be/Pb2C-hP4tqY Reflections on Rabbi Marshall Meyer by Rabbi J. Rolando Matalon, Senior Rabbi, Congregation B’nai Jeshurun From the 33rd Rabbi Marshall T. Meyer Retreat for Social Justice: “Hospitality in a Time of Hate: Religious Leadership for an Inclusive … [Read more...] about Rabbi J. Rolando Matalon remembrances of Rabbi Marshall Meyer

Maryum Khwaja, LCSW Religious beliefs and values provide the moral foundation of many traditional (and not-so-traditional) family systems. Our May 10 Social Work and Religious Diversity conference will start off by exploring "The Religious Lives of New York Families" through … [Read more...] about At May conference, social workers learn about the “Religious Lives of New Yorkers,” with Maryum Khwaja

Date: April 11, 2017 Location: Broadway, Between Worth and Duane (in front of 26 Federal Plaza) Time: Tuesday, April 11, 8:15 a.m Interfaith Seder for Solidarity With Families Facing Deportation invites you to support people who are facing potential detention and … [Read more...] about #LetMyPeopleStay Seder in Support of Immigrants’ Rights

Anindita Chatterjee Bhaumik, LICSW Religion and spirituality are often mistakenly described as strictly personal, interior phenomena – matters of the individual heart, mind, or soul.  But in fact, the religious lives of New Yorkers are inextricably tied to our relationships with … [Read more...] about Anindita Chatterjee Bhaumik to help social workers explore “The Religious Lives of New York Families” at May conference