Dear friends, I wanted to update you on key discussions from our most recent hearing at the Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism on January 23. This session
Today, we thank Governor Healey for signing a landmark budget that marks a significant milestone in our ongoing efforts to combat antisemitism and all forms of hate. This budget is a testament to the Governor’s unwavering commitment to Massachusetts’s Jewish community, reflecting the Healey-Driscoll administration’s understanding of the challenges we face and their dedication to addressing them with tangible and impactful measures.
The Massachusetts Legislature has voted on the FY25 Budget, and it is now on Governor Healey’s desk for action.
We applaud the leadership of Senate President Spilka; House Speaker Mariano; Chairs Rodrigues and Michlewitz; and the entire legislature for adopting a budget that demonstrates a serious commitment to addressing antisemitism.
Last week, H.1985/S.1244, An act building community resiliency through mental health received a favorable report advancing to the Committee on Ways and Means. We celebrate the progress of this bill, newly filed this legislative session by State Representative Brandy Fluker Oakley (D-Mattapan) and State Senator Julian Cyr (D-Truro).
As the representative for the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) to Beacon Hill, this time of year I am focused on the FY25 state budget advocating on behalf of our collective priorities, including funding for nonprofit security grants, the genocide education trust fund and the other budget appropriations that support our incredible and diverse human service agencies…
Earlier this week, 30 representatives from a wide range of JCRC’s member organizations and Jewish human service agencies that we work with sat down with
It’s been two weeks since the White House released the national strategy to counter antisemitism. Earlier this year, I was privileged to be included in
Just hours before we gathered last night as JCRC and the Mass. Association of Jewish Federations, for our first in-person Legislative Reception since 2019, we
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