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  Emily Reeves Keller, J Street · [email protected]
January 15, 2026 at 9:00 PM

🚨Join Us and Our Partner Organizations at our 2026 Convention!

  Friends, With our 2026 National Convention coming around the corner, I wanted to reach out with an exciting update: We’re thrilled to share the growing list of confirmed partner organizations that will be joining us at the Convention. Together, these groups represent some of the most …
  Allie Berg, J Street · [email protected]
January 15, 2026 at 3:42 PM

[Join us] Israel at a Crossroads: A Conversation on Security & Peace

  Dear Friends, I’m excited to invite you to Israel at a Crossroads: A Conversation on Security & Peace at Temple Sinai on Wednesday, January 21 at 7pm. This event is co-hosted by J Street and Temple Sinai’s Committee for Israel and Social Justice and will feature Maj. Gen. (ret.) N…
  Rep. Jan Schakowsky · [email protected]
January 14, 2026 at 9:44 PM

A badass like me.

J Street Why I stand with Daniel Biss Dear Friend,After 26 years representing the extraordinary district I’m proud to call home, I’m preparing to retire. I love our community – one that stands up for the persecuted, welcomes immigrants and insists that every family deserves dign…
  Ilan Goldenberg, J Street · [email protected]
January 12, 2026 at 4:46 PM

[J STREET BRIEFING] Is Iran’s regime about to fall?

  Friend, The past few days have seen a dramatic surge in protests in Iran, which are now the most significant the country has experienced in nearly 20 years. The regime’s brutal and desperate response has left over 500 dead, suggesting it is feeling increasingly vulnerable, both at hom…
  J Street Communications · [email protected]
January 9, 2026 at 8:41 PM

Weekly Recap 📥

 This week: J Street’s Political Fight in 2026 📆 | Word on the Street 🚧 | Orwellian Response to ICE Shooting Threatens Our Democracy ⚠️ | Standing with Protestors in Iran 🗣️ | Save Your Seat at the J Street 2026 Convention 🎟️ | This Week’s Must-Reads/Listens 📖 | Our Pro-Democracy To-Do List 🗳️ | And…
  Rabbi Alana Suskin, J Street · [email protected]
January 7, 2026 at 6:49 PM

[Reminder] Building Hope After Crisis with Ilan Goldenberg

  Friends, I wanted to be sure you saw your invitation to our conversation with J Street Chief Policy Officer Ilan Goldenberg next Wednesday, January 14 at 7pm at Rodef Shalom. Register here >> Amid the horrific surge in antisemitism globally, Ilan will offer hopeful insights on …
  Ilan Goldenberg, J Street · [email protected]
January 6, 2026 at 8:04 PM

The Year Democracy Fights Back

  Friend, As pro-Israel, pro-peace and pro-democracy Americans, today of all days, we remember what is at stake and what we are fighting for.  Five years ago, rioters incited by the President of the United States stormed the Capitol and threatened the very institutions and values upon w…
  Jess Blum, J Street · [email protected]
January 5, 2026 at 8:54 PM

We couldn’t have done it without you 💙

 And now, we’re back in action. Dear Friends, As our teams return to our offices across the country today, I want to take a moment to say something deeply felt: Thank you. Because of you, we closed out our end-of-year fundraising strong. Every dollar you generously gave is already at wo…
  Becca Freedman, J Street · [email protected]
December 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Why your donation today matters

  Friend, I know you’ve been receiving a lot of messages like this from our team lately, and I apologize for the volume, but please know that we wouldn’t reach out if it weren’t so important.  Why exactly is your support so important? Because J Street relies on year-end contributions fo…
  Adina Vogel Ayalon, J Street · [email protected]
December 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM

Sorry to follow up so soon…

  Friend, Sorry to follow up so soon. I don’t love sending these fundraising emails, but one reason we do is that we genuinely rely on end-of-year contributions for nearly half of our annual grassroots funding. Another reason: Unlike our opponents, we don’t have right-wing megadonors cu…
  Jeremy Ben-Ami, J Street · [email protected]
December 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM

Asking directly, Friends

  Friends, The next 36 hours really matter. The political debate around Israel and Palestine is changing rapidly – and J Street is filling a gap no one else is positioned or prepared to fill. I'm reaching out now because, once those 36 hours are up, we'll have reached the end of our ma…
  Noah Finkelstein, J Street · [email protected]
December 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM

[Matched Gift Pending] Don’t Miss this Opportunity ⏰

  Hi there – wanted to make sure you saw this note from my colleague Rebecca! Our generous supporter is still matching all grassroots gifts – so I hope you won’t miss out on this chance to literally double your impact by pitching in today. We don’t have right wing mega-donors, so we r…
  Adina Vogel Ayalon, J Street · [email protected]
December 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM

We need your help, Friend

 Quick note… Hey There – I’m sending you a quick note to ask for your help.  J Street’s fundraising team has been hard at work trying to meet their end-of-year goals, and our team tells me that we’re still running $145,000 short of where we need to be before midnight on the 31st.  It woul…
  Jess Blum · [email protected]
December 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM

Us vs. Them

  Hey there, While we fight to push the ceasefire forward, end the bloodshed in Gaza, stop the violent West Bank settlement movement and resist Trump’s authoritarianism, other groups like AIPAC are endorsing white nationalists and election deniers. If we step back, they step forward. W…
  J Street Communications · [email protected]
December 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM

Weekly Recap 📥

 This week: A Christmas Gift to Extremists 🎄 | Living Out Our Values Through Action – And Ice Cream 🍦 | This Is How We Fight Antisemitism 🕍 | Word on the Street 🚧 | Save Your Seat at the J Street 2026 Convention 🎟️ | This Week’s Must-Reads/Listens 📖 | Our Pro-Democracy To-Do List 🗳️ | And much more.…
  Tali deGroot, J Street · [email protected]
December 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM

The rot is spreading…

 …and silence isn’t an option Friend,  The white-nationalist rot in the Republican Party is seeping deeper and deeper.  In recent days, two Republican Members of Congress – both endorsed by AIPAC – crossed lines that would have been unthinkable not long ago. Congressman Randy Fine, who …
  Senator Chris Van Hollen · [email protected]
December 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM

A Turning Point on Israel and Palestine

  Dear friend, When I first entered Congress, the dominant view in both the House and the Senate was that there was only one way to support Israel: Back the Israeli government, no matter what. I never believed that path served Israel’s long-term security, the rights and dignity of the…
  Rebecca Weintraub, J Street · [email protected]
December 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM

Hey: Claim your donation match!

 I hope I can count on you to take advantage of our most impactful grassroots giving opportunity yet! Hi there, I’ve got an exciting update to share: following the success of our Giving Tuesday match campaign, a long-time J Street supporter has generously offered to double all grassroot…
  Bradley Freericks, J Street · [email protected]
December 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM

This Is How We Fight Antisemitism

 🚨🚨 Take action now Friends, Jewish communities are hurting right now. The horrific terror attack at Bondi Beach on the first night of Hanukkah is a painful reminder of how urgent it is to confront those fueling antisemitism – from all dark corners – in our country and around the world…
  J Street Membership Team · [email protected]
December 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM

Friends: Renew your support?

  Friends, I want to thank you, sincerely, for your support. As an organization that relies on grassroots fundraising to power our advocacy, we mean it when we say we couldn’t do it without you. Together, we’re fighting for our top priorities: Ending the violence in Gaza and the West Ba…
  J Street Communications · [email protected]
December 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM

Weekly Recap 📥

 This week: Responding to Tragedy Around the World 🕎 | This Is How We Fight Antisemitism 🕍 | Word on the Street 🚧 |Save Your Seat at the J Street 2026 Convention 🎟️ | This Week’s Must-Reads/Listens 📖 | Our Pro-Democracy To-Do List 🗳️ | And much more.   This week: Responding to Tragedy …
  Emily Reeves Keller, J Street · [email protected]
December 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM

🚨 Big names announced!

 An early look at our Convention lineup … Friends, I wanted to reach out as we head toward our 2026 National Convention with an update I think you’ll be excited about.  We’ve just confirmed our first mainstage speakers, and they’re some of the most thoughtful and influential voices work…
  Jess Blum, J Street · [email protected]
December 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM

JD Vance said what?

 Authoritarianism does not protect Jews. Hi there, Vice President Vance just said that stopping immigration is the key to fighting antisemitism. Let’s be absolutely clear: JD Vance doesn’t speak for American Jews. He doesn’t even understand us. Antisemitism and extremism are real an…
  Rabbi Alana Suskin, J Street · [email protected]
December 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM

[Join Us] Building Hope After Crisis with Ilan Goldenberg

  Dear Friends, I’m excited to invite you to an important and timely conversation with Ilan Goldenberg, Chief Policy Officer of J Street on Wednesday, January 14, at 7pm at Rodef Shalom in Falls Church. The discussion will be moderated by Rabbi Alexandra Stein.  At a moment of profound …
  Lauren Haines, J Street · [email protected]
December 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM

The Hanukkah gift I’ll never forget

  This Hanukkah arrived under a heavy shadow. As Jews in Australia gathered to celebrate the first night of the holiday, the community was targeted in a deadly, antisemitic terror attack. We are horrified, and hearts are with the families of those killed, the many injured and all w…
  J Street Communications · [email protected]
December 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM

Weekly Recap 📥

 Standing Up to American Fascism 🛑 | 🔨 TikTok Isn’t Building Settlements in the West Bank | Charting a Practical Path 🛣️ | Word on the Street 🚧 | This Week from the Policy Center 📝 | Save Your Seat at the J Street 2026 Convention 🎟️ | Mark your calendars for Repro Shabbat! 🕯️| This Week’s Must-Reads…
  Talia Winiarsky, J Street U · [email protected]
December 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM

Why your support matters on my campus

 Since October 7, Jewish college students like me have been… Hi J Street Community, I’m Talia Winiarsky, a senior at Northwestern University and student leader with J Street U. Since October 7, Jewish college students like me have been treated as national symbols. Reporters wanted quote…
  J Street Membership Team · [email protected]
December 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM

Are you still with us ?

 Dear Friend, for years, you've stood with us to fight for what's right. Thank you, sincerely, for your enduring support through a very difficult period. As we race to close our end-of-year fundraising deadline, we don’t yet have a 2025 donation recorded under this email address.* Would you be able …
  Becka Wall, J Street · [email protected]
December 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM

TikTok Isn’t Building Settlements

 You might have seen the raging debate about whether social media is to blame for the backlash among young people against Israel. Friends, You might have seen the raging debate about whether social media is to blame for the backlash among young people against Israel.  You won’t find me…
  J Street Communications · [email protected]
December 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM

Weekly Recap 📥

 This week: What Bibi and Hamas Don’t Want You to Know ⚠️ | A Dialogue About Dialogue ➡️| Democrats Need to Change the Way They Talk About Israel 🗣️ | Save Your Seat at the J Street 2026 Convention 🎟️ | This Week’s Must-Reads/Listens 📖 | Our Pro-Democracy To-Do List 🗳️ | And much more. …
  Bradley Freericks, J Street · [email protected]
December 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM

[Signature Pending] Tell Washington We Can’t Look Away From Gaza

 What Bibi and Hamas don’t want you to know Hi there – Bradley from J Street’s Government Affairs team here. We don’t yet have your signature on our petition demanding that Washington remain laser-focused on the catastrophe in Gaza. Please read the note from my colleague Ilan below, a…
  Jeremy Ben-Ami, J Street · [email protected]
December 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM

A Conversation I Couldn’t Stay Quiet About

 Why I challenged Peter Beinart on BDS Friends, Peter Beinart and I have been debating – productively, passionately – for many years. But this week, we had one of our most important conversations yet, and I think it’s worth your attention. It began when Peter apologized for speaking a…
  Ilan Goldenberg, J Street · [email protected]
December 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM

What Bibi and Hamas don’t want you to know

  Friends, The ceasefire we fought so desperately for – which brought hostages home and saved countless lives – is now at risk of hardening into a dangerous, deadly new normal. Three Israeli soldiers and over 350 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire began. The Netanyahu g…
  Nate Wolfson, J Street · [email protected]
December 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM

Ben Rhodes joins us live today at 4pm Eastern

 📥 Subscribe now to get the link in your inbox! Friends, We have an important and timely conversation for you today at 4pm Eastern / 1pm Pacific on Word on the Street Live. Jeremy Ben-Ami and Ilan Goldenberg will be sitting down with Ben Rhodes – former Deputy National Security Advisor …
  Becca Freedman, J Street · [email protected]
December 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM

We need your help, friend

  Friend – Our records show that we haven’t yet received a donation under this email address during our Giving Tuesday match campaign. Can we count on you to chip in to help close the gap? Your contribution of any amount will go twice as far if you donate today. Donate $18 Hi the…
  Adee Telem, J Street · [email protected]
November 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM

💙 Why Giving Tuesday Matters

 Double your impact with a MATCHED Giving Tuesday contribution! 💙 All Giving Tuesday contributions will be MATCHED until we raise $50,000 💙 Instantly double your impact by pitching in now » Hi friend, We find ourselves at a consequential moment. A fragile ceasefire and continued hum…
  Emily Reeves Keller, J Street · [email protected]
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM

Invitation Enclosed for You

  Friends,  For those of us who have spent the past year standing up for freedom, democracy and peace, the challenges have been real – and at times, overwhelming.  Yet, it’s in those very moments that I am reminded of the extraordinary power of our J Street community. Time and again, we…
  J Street · [email protected]
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM

Happy Thanksgiving!

 We want to wish you a happy and meaningful Thanksgiving! We’re grateful for you and for everyone working every day to create a more peaceful and just future for all MAKE A ONE-TIME DONATION » MAKE A MONTHLY RECURRING DONATION » © 2025 J Str…
  J Street · [email protected]
November 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM

Your Thanksgiving Survival Guide

  Friend, Thanksgiving brings us together with the people we love – and with the people we love to argue with. Between the turkey, the stuffing and someone’s second glass of wine, sometimes tough conversations are pretty hard to avoid – especially on the most emotionally charged topic…
  J Street Communications · [email protected]
November 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM

Weekly Recap 📥

 This week: Big Questions Dominate the Saudi Visit 🇸🇦 | This week’s analysis on Word on the Street 🚧| Gaza Needs More than a Ceasefire 🏥 | A Commitment to Peace at the UN 🇺🇳 | Save Your Seat at the J Street 2026 Convention 🎟️ | This Week’s Must-Reads/Listens 📖 | Our Pro-Democracy To-Do List 🗳️ | And…
  Nick Shulevitz, J Street · [email protected]
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM

🪪 Your J Street Status

 Friends: Just wanted to make sure you had a chance to review your details below and renew your support. Thank you, once again, for being part of the J Street movement and our shared fight for peace, safety and freedom for all. Friends,We have you listed as a J Street supporter! We are …
  Eliza Schloss, J Street · [email protected]
November 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM

🔵 Happening Today: Gaza Needs More Than a Ceasefire

  Dear Friend, A quick reminder that today at 2pm Eastern / 11am Pacific, we’re bringing together frontline Israeli and Palestinian humanitarian experts to break down what’s happening now in Gaza – where, under a ceasefire, families are still facing hunger, lack of access to healthcare …
  Adina Vogel Ayalon, J Street · [email protected]
November 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM

🔵 [Invite] Gaza Needs More than a Ceasefire

 Hear directly from humanitarian experts about what’s happening and what must change. Friends, Even in a ceasefire, families in Gaza are still fighting to survive. This week, torrential rain tore through tent camps. Mattresses were soaked. Parents tried desperately to keep their childre…
  Kat DesCamp-Renner, J Street · [email protected]
November 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM

📝[SIGNATURE PENDING]: Demand Medical Care for Gazans

  We don’t yet have your signature on our petition demanding medical treatment for the people of Gaza. Read and sign here and then call your representative to urge their support ✍️📞 Hi there – making sure you saw this note from my colleague Lily. Critically injured children i…
  Holly Conlon, J Street · [email protected]
November 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM

Roy Cooper

J Street Exciting news, friends… J Street just endorsed the top Senate challenger for 2026: former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper! With Senator Tillis retiring, this race is already rated a hotly-contested toss-up, and Governor Cooper is just the candidate we need to flip…
  J Street Communications · [email protected]
November 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM

Weekly Recap 📥

 This week: Fighting West Bank Setter Violence ⚠️ |The Path Forward for Democrats 🔵| Who Speaks for You 📢| The Way Forward on Syria and Lebanon 🛣️ | Save Your Seat at the J Street 2026 Convention 🎟️ | This Week’s Must-Reads/Listens 📖 | Our Pro-Democracy To-Do List 🗳️ | And much more. T…
  Lily Adelstein, J Street · [email protected]
November 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM

Take Action: The People of Gaza Need Medical Care

  Add Your Voice: Sign our petition demanding medical treatment for the people of Gaza ✍️ Friends, The ceasefire brought some much-needed relief to Gazans, but the scale of the catastrophe is staggering, and civilians in Gaza are continuing to pay the price. The UN reports t…
  Gabi Meisel, J Street · [email protected]
November 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM

[Reminder] Timely Conversation with Jeremy Ben-Ami and Dahlia Scheindlin

  Dear Friends, Our conversation with J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami and Dahlia Scheindlin, a renowned Israeli public opinion expert, is coming up this Sunday, November 16 from 6:30-8:30pm at Temple Sinai in DC. Register here >> Amid the ceasefire and the return of hostages, …
  Jeremy Ben-Ami, J Street · [email protected]
November 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM

Who Speaks for You?

 Over a decade ago, I wrote that legacy institutions like AIPAC, the ADL and others were veering off course… Friends, Well over a decade ago, I wrote that the large, legacy institutions of American Jewish life – AIPAC, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and others – were veering off cours…
  Jess Blum, J Street · [email protected]
November 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM

[SIGNATURE PENDING] ⚠️ Another Settler Violence Update ⚠️

  ✍️Sign on to demand sanctions against violent settlers in the West Bank!✍️ Friend, We’re seeing more terrifying scenes from the West Bank olive harvest. As Palestinian families were harvesting olives – joined by Jewish and Arab Israeli peace advocates and a group of Americ…