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Advocacy and the Arts

NCJW CNS has purchased a block of tickets for the Sunday, July 10th, 2:00 PM show

$45 price per ticket – proceeds go to benefit the Chicago Abortion Fund (CAF).

Acclaimed journalist Natalie Y. Moore’s book “The Billboard” transforms from the page to the 16th Street stage at Northwestern’s Abbott Hall. Moore’s play, directed by TaRon Patton, follows a fictional women’s clinic in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood and their fight with Demetrius Drew, a local irritator running for City Council. When Demetrius puts up a provocative billboard proclaiming, “Abortion is genocide. The most dangerous place for a Black child is his mother’s womb,” Tanya Gray and her Black Women’s Health Initiative are spurred to fight back with their own controversial sign.
Additional donations to CAF can be made directly through NCJW CNS.

Many of you have asked what can we do if Roe v Wade is overturned. While we can be grateful that here in Illinois our Reproductive Rights are guaranteed, we know that is not true for people in other states.  Illinois will become a ‘Safe Haven’ for many pregnant people in this country.  Chicago Abortion Fund (CAF) believes that state borders, bans, and restrictions should not limit one’s access to care – and they strive to break down these barriers.

CAF regularly hears from over 500 people a month seeking support accessing care and they return 100% of those calls.  Learn more about this great organizational partner here: https://www.chicagoabortionfund.org

BYLAWS OF NCJW CNS

BYLAWS OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN
CHICAGO NORTH SHORE SECTION, INC.
Last Revised and approved by NCJW, Inc. January 2022
ORGANIZED AND INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
(August,1951)

The NCJW Chicago North Shore Section Bylaws must be periodically reviewed. This year, a dedicated group of volunteers amended and updated our Bylaws. The proposed revisions to the Bylaws were approved by the NCJW, Inc. Committee on Bylaws and Policy & Procedures and approved by our Section’s Board of Directors. The final step is to present the revised Bylaws to the Section membership for approval.

Only members in good standing can vote. Each member is allowed one vote.

Please note that if you choose not to vote, your vote will be counted as an affirmative vote. Votes must be submitted by June 10, 2022, at 12:00pm.

Read our revised Bylaws here: NCJW CNS Bylaws 2022 – 2025 for membership vote 52422-1

To vote, click on the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3jqt3NI1fULAW2x5HwjT9091JABH2pO5HIFK3B-Gq3lwwJA/viewform?usp=sf_link

 

Dignity Bags and Blankets for Luggage for Freedom

Donate much needed funds to purchase more supplies for Packing Day— Choose Luggage for Freedom under the Earmark Option: https://ncjwcns.org/donate/

Email [email protected] to learn more and to receive donation locations

Cookies Cocktails and Conversation Recipes

Recipes

Blueberry Mock-Mojito

Ingredients

  • Blueberries – 1 cup + a few for garnishing
  • Fresh lime juice -¼ cup (about 1-1/2 – 2 limes)
  • Sugar -2 teaspoons or adjust to taste
  • Fresh mint leaves – 8-10 + a few more for garnish
  • Club Soda or Sparkling Water – ½ cup
  • Crushed Ice

Instructions

  1. Add blueberries and mint to a cocktail shaker and use a muddler or the back of a spoon to crush the berries.  Add sugar and use the muddler to combine.
  2. Add lime juice to the shaker and give it a few good shakes to combine.
  3. If you want to decorate glasses, moisten the rim of glasses with the lime and turn the glass upside down and dip it in sugar.
  4. Add crushed ice to two glasses and pour half of the blueberry mixture into each glass.
  5. Top off each glass with club soda or sparkling water and mix gently.
  6. Garnish and Enjoy!

Perfect Sugar Cookie

Ingredients

  • 4 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp Cream of tartar
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup confectioners sugar
  • 2 large eggs at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°  Line a couple of cookie sheets with parchment paper and then, in a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Set that aside.
  2. In the bowl of a large stand mixture and with a paddle attachment, cream together the butter oil in both sugars and a medium to high speed until that becomes light and fluffy, scraping down the sides as necessary.
  3. Reduce the speed and add the eggs one at a time mixing only until it’s combined then add the vanilla. Reduce the speed to low and add the flour in large spoonfuls until fully incorporated in a nice fluffy dough is formed.
  4. Drop balls of dough approximately a tablespoon full each onto the baking sheet and spacing apart by a couple of inches. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes only, just until the edges begin to darken. Transfer the sheets of parchment paper directly to the counter and let them cool there before trying to remove them.

Cookies, Cocktails and Conversation Resources

We hope you enjoyed Cookies, Cocktails and Conversation.  If you want to watch again, click on the video below.  Here are the resources and websites we mentioned during the program

Recipes: https://ncjwcns.org/2020/12/07/ccc-recipes/

Kym Frankovelgia Entertainment Website: https://kymsong.com

Kym Frankovelgia Cooking Website: https://uncensoredfood.com

Ruth Spiro Author Website: https://ruthspiro.com

Ruth Spiro/Book Bin Website: https://bookbinnorthbrook.indielite.org/ruth-spiro-books

Holiday Book List: https://bit.ly/NCJWbooklist

Rabbi Ruttenberg Website: https://danyaruttenberg.net/

Rabbie Ruttenberg Twitter: @TheRaDR 

For Kids Only: Big & Small Ideas to Make a Difference (launches 12/10): https://ncjwcns.org/kids