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TAKE ACTION NOW: Oppose the Education Tax Credit
RJV has been actively engaged in the fight against the education tax credit. Over the past few months, this proposal has come up in many forms. Earlier in May, we sent a letter to all members of the...
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And the 2015 Legislative Session Comes to a Close
Image courtesy of North Country Public Radio After extending the session a number of days, nearly a week and half, the Senate and Assembly ended the legislative session last week, in many ways taking...
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RJV’s 5775 Legislative and Programmatic Achievements
The year 5775 saw a number of highlights for RJV’s work to create an Empire State of Tzedek. Take a look at the year’s achievements: We submitted testimony to the State Assembly in support of...
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New Developments may Shed Light on East Ramapo’s Future
New Lead Monitor for East Ramapo, Dennis Walcott (Source: Rep. Charles Rangel) Over the past few months, a number of important developments have taken place in East Ramapo. These all shed some light...
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RJV’s 2016 Budget Breakdown: Part 2
Last month, I discussed a number of initiatives in Governor Cuomo’s State of the State and Executive Budget proposal that are in areas of particular interest to RJV, including Economic Justice, the...
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What do you stand for?
This post originally appeared on the NFTY-New York Area Region Blog. On March 6th & 7th, 45 Jewish teens representing over 20 URJ congregations from the NY Area went to Albany to lobby our state...
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A Historic Budget for Working Families
After months of deliberation and intense, last-minute negotiations, the New York State Legislature has approved the 2016-2017 budget. We are thrilled that this year’s budget contains important...
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Another Successful Advocacy Day!
On Monday, May 9, Reform Jewish social justice advocates from around New York State gathered in Albany for RJV’s annual Advocacy Day. These powerful leaders in their communities came together to...
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Reform Jewish Voice of New York State Applauds Passage of East Ramapo...
Contact: Max Rosenblum or Jacob Kraus 202.387.2800 | news@rac.org Albany, N.Y., June 17, 2016 – In response to the passage of A.10723/S.8131, a bill in the New York State legislature that will bring...
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Reform Jewish Voice Looks Back on the 2016 Legislative Session
A few weeks after the end of the 2016 legislative session, Governor Andrew Cuomo has only recently finished signing the bills that passed during the final moments Assembly Members and Senators spent...
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