With the surge of federal agents in our community, and the accompanying chaos, many of us are focused on looking after our neighbors and keeping one another safe. As a consequence, and given our intent to respond thoughtfully to the rapidly shifting reproductive justice and legislative landscape, we have decided to postpone this training to later in the spring. This will allow us to adjust the content to reflect upcoming reproductive advocacy efforts and policy changes, and to gather when we can fully show up for one another in meaningful ways.

We are deeply grateful for your commitment to sharing your time and wisdom. We will regroup, find other date options, and reach back out to you in the hopes your calendars will, once again, make it possible for you to join us.

Join NCJW Minnesota for an afternoon of film, reflection and collective action.

Come join us to watch Never Rarely Sometimes Always, a powerful film that illuminates the realities of abortion access, then roll up our sleeves to make posters for Reproductive Lobby Day at the Capitol. This is a chance to connect with others who care deeply about reproductive justice, and build community while preparing to show up together. Come as you are, and be part of the action. Snacks will be provided.

Register here

Save the Date for Repro Shabbat!

It’s almost time for Repro Shabbat, taking place February 13-14 when we read Parshat Mishpatim. Since it’s launch in 2021, Repro Shabbat has grown from 400 participating communities to nearly 2,500 celebrations nationwide, lifting up the critical importance of reproductive freedom and Judaism’s teachings on reproductive health, rights, and justice.

There are so many ways to take part in Repro Shabbat. You might write postcards to Secretary RFK Jr. and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services urging them to protect access to medication abortions, host your own OneTable x Repro Shabbat dinner (for hosts ages 25-39), or work with your local synagogue to incorporate Repro Shabbat into their Shabbat programming. No event is too big or too small.

We’d love to help you make the most of this year‘s Repro Shabbat! Contact Terri at terri@ncjwmn.org to plan a meaningful and impactful celebration.

Learn more and join the movement at Reproshabbat.org 

Register today!

MN – St Paul – Welcome Back Legislators Cancelled
Welcome Back Day, planned for February 17, has been canceled. While we had intended to gather for a solemn and respectful morning of action, our allies at the Capitol have asked for space to memorialize Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman together. They deeply value our commitment to showing up for those impacted by gun violence and look forward to working with us this session, but have requested this day to grieve and find their footing. Though it is not typical for us to miss the first day of session, these are not typical circumstance, her colleagues and friends are now gun-violence survivors themselves, and we honor their request.

Healers Demand Action Rally on Friday, February 13, in the Capitol Rotunda at 9:45 am. Join the coalition of mental and behavioral health practitioners and other healers to share stories, promote healing and demand action from our elected officials. We see the trauma gun violence inflicts on the individual, the family, and our greater communities. We need to address isolation, radicalization, and interpersonal violence while reducing access to highly lethal means. After our rally, we will deliver a letter, signed by healing professionals from around the state, to our elected officials.

Healers Demand Action Rally

February 13, 2026, 9:45 – 11:00am

Minnesota State Capitol
75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Saint Paul, MN 55155

RSVP Here

No More Broken Hearts: End Gun Violence Rally on Saturday, February 14, at 10 am.  Join hands with hundreds of caring neighbors who demand action to prevent the unique heartbreak of losing a loved one to gun violence.

Hearts Across the Twin Cities Rally

February 14, 2026, 10:00 – 11:00am

Minnesota State Capitol
75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Saint Paul, MN 55155

RSVP Here

Registration Here

*Note new MN ERA Rally date: March 12th at 10 AM

Below are resources to familiarize yourself with, as well as connections to community organizations that are providing important training opportunities. 

Stand with Minnesota – an updated directory of places to donate
MONARCA Training – rapid response line for peaceful demonstration; training to be an “upstander”
ACLU Immigrant Rights – promote, protect immigrant rights
MIRAC Know Your Rights Video – know your rights video and option to request training
Immigrant Defense Network Tools for Community Defense – has a handbook on being a constitutional observer
COPAL – Comunidades Organizando El Poder Y La Acción Latina
UNIDOS-MN – Builds power with Minnesota’s working families to advance social, racial and economic justice for all
Immigration Legal Resource Center – Red Cards. Cards you can print to keep so that you know your rights.

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As well as an archive of Courts Matter updates online HERE

We know these are impossibly heavy and uncertain times. May we draw strength from one another and find healing through connection and action. As our tradition teaches, caring for each other is how we endure, and how we move forward together.