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This Domestic Violence Awareness Month, join the conversation.

This October, JWI is hosting two virtual webinars offering opportunities to learn, ask questions, and explore how we can all play a role in creating healthier, safer communities.

🟢 Green Flags & Red Flags: Exploring Healthy Relationships at All Ages
October 8 | 1:30–2:30 p.m. ET

What does a healthy relationship look like? We’ll explore green and red flags that can show up at any age, warning signs of unhealthy or abusive behavior, and how to support someone who may be experiencing abuse.

🟣 Shabbat Dinah: An Informational Webinar
October 29 | 12–1 p.m. ET

Join JWI alongside Rabbi Joshua Rabin, Debi Shoua Haim, and Sarah Segal Katz to learn more about Shabbat Dinah and how Jewish communities can create space for awareness, education, and action around domestic and sexual violence.

Register for one or both webinars at jwi.org/calendar

A lifetime of giving back, inspired by one very special example. ✨

Meet Sophie Buslik, community leader, philanthropist, and our 2026 Sondra D. Bender Community Leadership honoree.

Inspired by watching her grandmother volunteer, Sophie has spent her life showing up for others, from Miriam’s Kitchen and the American Diabetes Association to leadership roles across the Jewish community.

Today, she continues to give her time, energy, and leadership to building stronger communities and creating a legacy of service for the next generation.

Swipe to hear what this recognition means to Sophie.

Join us in Washington, DC, December 13–14, to celebrate Sophie and the full class of 2026 Women to Watch honorees. Get your tickets at jwi.org/wtw.

The allegations emerging from Cornell are devastating, and they underscore why conversations about sexual violence, consent, and bystander intervention matter.

At JWI, we know preventing gender-based violence requires more than telling women how to protect themselves. It requires all of us, especially men and young people, to recognize harmful behavior, speak up, and intervene when something is not right.

A group chat message. A concerning situation at a party. A friend crossing a line. These are moments when someone can choose to step in rather than look away.

Being an active bystander makes a difference.

Learn more about the bystander effect and how you can become an active bystander: youtu.be/jYdAPWMSeH0

From the biggest nights in music to helping women see their own strength. ✨

Meet Barbra Jo “BJ” Batterman, award-winning makeup artist, stylist, entrepreneur, mentor, and one of our 2026 Women to Watch honorees.

With a five-decade career spanning the Grammy Awards, Billboard Music Awards, American Music Awards, and more, BJ has worked with some of the world’s most recognizable names. But her impact goes far beyond the makeup chair.

For more than a decade, BJ has mentored women affected by crisis, helping them rebuild confidence, pursue financial independence, and see new possibilities for their lives.

Swipe to learn more about BJ and the remarkable career behind the woman who helps others see their own potential.

Join us in Washington, DC, December 13–14, to celebrate BJ and the full class of 2026 Women to Watch honorees. Get your tickets at jwi.org/wtw

She knows the power of a story. And the power of speaking up.

Meet Lisa Barr, New York Times bestselling author, journalist, and one of our 2026 Women to Watch honorees.

From telling stories of resilient women to using her own voice in the face of hate and antisemitism, Lisa is a woman who refuses to be silent.

Swipe to hear it from Lisa herself. ✨

Come celebrate Lisa and the full class of 2026 Women to Watch honorees with us in Washington, DC, December 13–14. Get your tickets at jwi.org/wtw

As we welcome 5787, we look ahead with hope for a happy, healthy, and sweet new year. May it be filled with meaningful connection, community, and moments of joy.

L’shanah Tovah from our JWI family to yours🍎🍯✨

Gloria Steinem spent more than six decades championing women’s rights, amplifying women’s voices, and challenging systems that limited women’s opportunities.

Her commitment to justice was also deeply connected to her Jewish roots. Steinem’s paternal grandmother, Pauline Perlmutter Steinem, was a Jewish suffragist and community leader whose activism helped shape Gloria’s understanding of what it means to stand up for women. Steinem later embraced Jewish feminist traditions, including women’s seders, and spoke openly about the ways Judaism informed her sense of justice and connection.

At JWI, we carry forward that same belief: when women stand together, we create greater opportunity, stronger communities, and a more equitable world.

May Gloria Steinem’s memory be a blessing, and may her legacy continue to inspire generations of women to speak up, lead boldly, and lift one another.

What if your September looked like this 🍂📆?

YWIN hosts monthly events on money, career, leadership – the real-life skills no one really walks you through, and you’ll build genuine friendships along the way.

With 12 chapters nationwide (and more on the way) there’s something happening near you. Check out what’s on the calendar for September and grab your spot!

Register now at jwi.org/calendar

Antisemitism in the workplace is real. And knowing how to respond when it shows up is not always easy.

Join JWI on October 28 for Speak Up: Navigating Bias, Boundaries & Advocacy, the second workshop in our Jewish Women in the Workplace: Navigating Identity, Ambition & Belonging series.

Together, we’ll explore the workplace challenges Jewish women are facing today, share strategies for difficult conversations, and create space to learn from one another across career stages.

Whether you’re a young professional navigating these challenges firsthand or a mentor with experience to share, your voice matters.

📅 October 28 | 6:30–8:30 PM
📍 Akin, 1 Bryant Park, NYC
🤝 Workshop + Networking Reception

Register now and join the conversation at jwi.org/jwiw