All Posts by Stephanie Abrahams
Stephanie Abrahams
Associate Director, JCRC
Raising the Next Generation of Allies: Interfaith Teen Leaders in DC
May 5, 2026
Stephanie Abrahams
Associate Director, JCRC
After months of building connection through joy and celebration, this trip asked the teens to confront painful histories together, and to consider wha...
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Interfaith Dialogue and Allyship in Washington D.C.
March 26, 2026
Stephanie Abrahams
Associate Director, JCRC
There are some experiences that change the way you see one another. On a recent Sunday, 18 members of the Coalition for Jewish and African American U...
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Life After Freedom
February 5, 2026
Stephanie Abrahams
Associate Director, JCRC
Eli Sharabi, standing in front of an audience of more than 100 interfaith teens last week, emphasized how captivity strips life down to its essence. W...
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Unity, Service, and the Power of Collective Action
January 23, 2026
Stephanie Abrahams
Associate Director, JCRC
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Choosing Light in a Divided World: Interfaith Teens Come Together
December 18, 2025
Stephanie Abrahams
Associate Director, JCRC
The Interfaith Teen Leaders—a group of more than 30 teens from Jewish, Hindu, Muslim, Latter-day Saint, Catholic, Sikh, Presbyterian, and Baptist comm...
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Disability & Inclusion: An Interfaith Conversation About Building Communities of Hope
October 29, 2025
Stephanie Abrahams
Associate Director, JCRC
On October 21, Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ and the Archdiocese of Newark co-hosted an interfaith screening and discussion of the film In...
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High Holidays, Shared Stories, and the Power of Forgiveness
September 22, 2025
Stephanie Abrahams
Associate Director, JCRC
Across the Christian, Jewish and Muslim traditions, one of the most powerful shared stories is that of Joseph—betrayed by his brothers, sold into slav...
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Greater MetroWest NJ Voices Help Advance Antisemitism Bill
July 25, 2025
Stephanie Abrahams
Associate Director, JCRC
Yesterday evening, after more than eight hours of passionate and often emotional testimony, the New Jersey Assembly’s State and Local Government Commi...
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Shared Struggles, Shared Strength: African American and Jewish Solidarity on Juneteenth
June 17, 2025
Stephanie Abrahams
Associate Director, JCRC
Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States and is celebrated annually on June 19 to mark the date in 1865 when enslaved African A...
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Interfaith Teens Unite in Washington, D.C.
April 24, 2025
Stephanie Abrahams
Associate Director, JCRC
In a world that too often divides us, a group of interfaith teens from across Greater MetroWest is choosing to do something radical: come together....
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Meet Our 2025 Advancing Interfaith Allyship Grantees
April 2, 2025
Stephanie Abrahams
Associate Director, JCRC
The Jewish Community Relations Council's (JCRC) Advancing Interfaith Allyship Grant committee awards microgrants of up to $1,000 to support programmin...
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The Importance of Watching ‘October 8’ Together
March 27, 2025
Stephanie Abrahams
Associate Director, JCRC
The documentary October 8, directed by Wendy Sachs, explores the alarming rise of antisemitism on college campuses, across social media, and throughou...
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Coalition for African American and Jewish Unity Honors Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy
January 27, 2025
Stephanie Abrahams
Associate Director, JCRC
The Coalition for African American and Jewish Unity, established this year under Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Council, brings together both...
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The Kids Are (Going to Be) Alright
December 5, 2024
Stephanie Abrahams
Associate Director, JCRC
A popular greeting in Swahili, “Casserian Engeri,” translates not to “How are you?” or “What’s up?” but rather “And how are the children?” ...
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We’re Not Alone: Discovering Strength in Interfaith Connections
October 31, 2024
Stephanie Abrahams
Associate Director, JCRC
During the past year, our interfaith partners have joined us in solidarity against hate. We held hands with Baptist ministers and prayed for healing a...
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