A new episode of Exit Strategy is up! Ruth Messinger and Rabbi Menachem Creditor (he/him) explore the topic of global grief with host Stephanie Garry. What is it, and how can we as individuals and communities process the world around us? Click to listen! bit.ly/3S2QFqT

Authoritarianism is growing in Central America. This will be an important discussion from those who are fighting for democracy in El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua.

Latest episode: Ruth Messinger vs. Rudy Giuliani. The story of the 1997 NYC Mayoral Election and how a liberal city voted to re-elect a fascist mayor. Watch the mini documentary / interview with Ruth Messinger here: youtu.be/ZKCDPC-jzQU

Most of our forebears came to the U.S. from somewhere else, fleeing oppression. All of them sought freedom, as did the ancestors whose journeys we celebrate at the Seder. This Passover, let's remember the obligation & the mitzvah of welcoming the stranger.forward.com/opinion/541584…

I am honored to speak at this event launching the Irene Butter Fund for Holocaust and Human Rights Education. Those in the Ann Arbor area: please join us on April 15 at 4pm: thejewishnews.com/2023/04/03/hum…

I was saddened to learn of Harry Belafonte's passing today. Beyond his incredible talents as a singer and performer, Harry was an activist, advocating for civil rights in the U.S., education & HIV/AIDS prevention in Africa, & more. May his memory be a blessing & an inspiration.

12 of New York’s most accomplished Jewish women, all 80-plus, who have had an outsized influence on politics, journalism, publishing, activism, business and, above all, feminism, came together for the "8 over 80" Gala. Read my latest ♥️ jta.org/2023/06/01/ny/…

Join me tomorrow for this Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan event featuring films about the fight for abortion rights. I will be speaking on a panel after the film "Deciding Vote." jccfilm.eventive.org/schedule/6489f…

Tomorrow, the mayor wants to start evicting 3,500 families with children from shelters in the middle of winter -- disrupting students' lives, uprooting them from their shelters, and creating unnecessary hardship. We can't let that happen. #EndShelterEvictions now.

Join me and Gale A. Brewer on March 12, 12-2pm, for this League of Women Voters of NYC event on the changing role of women in politics. eventbrite.com/e/lunch-with-t…

On May 8, join us for a discussion and reflection on how child rights, parental rights, and family values intersect within faith communities and in public discourse. RSVP: bit.ly/4bCvpB1

Join us this Wednesday for a conversation on the intersection and interaction of child rights, parental rights and family values within faith communities and in public discourse. RSVP: bit.ly/4bCvpB1 Berkley Center RabbiDiana Azza Karam Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) UNICEF USA

What a joy to attend the Interfaith Center NY gala, and to take pride in a city where religious difference is a source of strength.