Weekly Roundups

Friends, After weeks of negativity in Washington, we are determined to start Shabbat on a positive note. While it is easy to become so consumed by the news cycle that you become defined by who [...]

Friends, Events of the past week demonstrated that words matter. The Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA) immediately condemned Representative Ilhan Omar’s tweet for what it was – an [...]

Friends, At a time when our country is in need of unity and leadership, President Trump delivered a State of the Union address characterized by mistruths, divisiveness, and pandering to the [...]

Friends, This week, a polar vortex gripped the country, disrupted and threatened lives, and demonstrated the danger of extreme weather that is more prevalent due to climate change. The polar [...]

Friends, Despite the darkness permeating from the White House, glimmers of light emerged this week and the cracks are beginning to show in Trump’s wall. The president just announced a three-week [...]

Friends, Today is the 28th day of the government shutdown and President Trump’s decision to hold the U.S. government hostage to an unnecessary border wall. Enough of the temper tantrums from the [...]

Friends, Today is the 21st day of the government shutdown and the first day that hundreds of thousands of federal employees will go without a paycheck. There is no end in sight to the shutdown, [...]

Friends, The Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA) is thrilled to ring in the new year with a new Congress that will usher in the change we need to move our country forward. Yesterday, JDCA [...]

Friends, As we near the end of 2018, we reflect on the year that was and look forward to political change in 2019. This past year was a monumental one for the Jewish Democratic Council of America [...]

As we wrap-up 2018, we are hopeful about political change in the new year with Democratic control of the House. This week, in an Oval Office showdown between President Trump and Democratic [...]