Nancy K. Kaufman
As Jews, Dreamers Are Our Children, Too
As Jews, we must push back against the xenophobia and racism that too often cloud the making of immigration policy.
What Mothers Really Need On Mother’s Day
Mother’s don’t need flowers, chocolate or breakfast in bed: they need paid family and sick leave.
Donald Trump’s Cabinet Is A Nightmare For Women
A president who cares about women would not tap Tom Price for the Department of Health and Human Services or Jeff Sessions as Attorney General.
Why the Vacant Supreme Court Seat Still Matters
The absence of a ninth justice will continue to compromise the ability of the highest court to fully do its job.
To Save the Country, the Senate Must Vote on Judge Merrick Garland
National Council of Jewish Women Nancy K. Kaufman says the Senate has a duty to act on the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland, and the country will suffer if they fail to do so.
During Passover, Remember That Sex Trafficking is Bondage
Combatting sex trafficking demands a multidimensional approach beyond punishing the perpetrators; we must focus on prevention, and on helping survivors heal.
Why Supporting Planned Parenthood is a Jewish Issue
It’s not just the survival of Planned Parenthood that’s at stake, writes Nancy Kaufman, but the survival of religious liberty. As Jewish women, we must make our voices heard.
End Orthodox Monopoly on Jewish Marriage in Israel
Israel is a thriving and progressive Jewish democracy in many ways. So why does it allow Orthodox rabbis to maintain a stranglehold on marriage and divorce?
Roe v. Wade, 39 Years Later
Four decades after the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision, don’t assume the right to choose will always be guaranteed, Nancy K. Kaufman writes.
We Won't Sit in the Back of Jerusalem's Bus
One issue I never quite thought I would experience in 2011 is bus segregation. I am not referring to blacks and whites, because, after all, this is not 1960 in Mississippi. I am referring to the gender segregation of men and women on buses with routes originating from the predominately Orthodox neighborhood of Ramat Shlomo in Jerusalem.