Navigating Our Post-Roe World: Developing A Jewish Response

A Half-Day Symposium Hosted by Temple Sinai

The goal of our program is to educate and mobilize the Jewish community on issues of abortion and reproductive rights following the Supreme Court’s recent Dobbs v. Jackson ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.

Our agenda will include:

Keynote Remarks by Rabbi Debbi Till and Dr. Amy Yosha

Informing our Jewish Response Panel, to include:

Stories from the Field: Privacy, Access, and Inequities in Abortion Care, Dr. Eva Pressman, The Henry A. Thiede Professor and Chair of The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The University of Rochester Medical Center

How Secure are Women’s Rights to Abortion in New York State: Legislative Overview and Updates, Jill Paperno, Esq., Empire Justice Center

Advocacy and Action: Priorities and Strategies, Madeline Donovan, Vice President of Public and Executive Affairs, Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York 

Breakout Discussions to Dig Deeper and Create Action Steps

Event co-sponsors:  Beth Hamedrash-Beth Israel, Jewish Community Relations Council – Jewish Federation of Rochester, Hadassah, National Council of Jewish Women – Greater Rochester Section, Temple Beth David, Temple Beth El, Temple B’rith Kodesh, and Temple Emanu-El

Register for this event here!